“As many know, the Chinese expression for “crisis” consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for “danger,” the second the symbol for “opportunity.””

A zebra does not change its spots.

In a time of darkness, you don’t curse the darkness, you light a candle.

At some point, a false belief collides with physical reality.

We are running out of time, we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis.

I strongly believe in the separation of church and state. But freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion, there is a better way.

The planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton.

The fate of mankind, as well as religion, depends on the emergence of a new faith in the future. Armed with such a faith, we might find it possible to resanctify the earth.

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

I am old enough to know that a red carpet is just a rug.

Well, the title “An Inconvenient Truth” is a way of highlighting the reasons why some people, including the president, don’t seem to accept the truth.

Science is warning us that if we do not quickly reduce the global warming pollution that is trapping so much of the heat our planet normally radiates back out of the atmosphere, we are in danger of creating a permanent ‘carbon summer’.

The climate crisis is not a political issue; it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level.

I don’t really consider this a political issue, I consider it to be a moral issue.

It is just human nature to take time to connect the dots, I know that. But I also know that there can be a day of reckoning when you wish you had connected the dots more quickly.

As long as the government’s actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.

Our way of life is at stake, our grandchildren are at stake, the future of civilization is at stake.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.

How I am in the booth, how I am when I meet you, that’s how I am in general.

I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.

You’ve got to be twice as good to get half as far.

One of my strongest gifts is that I’m pretty straightforward.

There are times when I am so unlike myself that I might be taken for someone else of an entirely opposite character.

If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.