In an economic recession, naturally, when you ask people to list their priorities, they're going to place a higher priority on the immediate economic situation.

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.

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.

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

I'm not trying to top anything. I'm trying to be useful, to play a positive role, to serve the public interest.

I am a passionate advocate of getting special interest money out of politics.

I've been dreaming of this moment since I was a kid growing up in Tennessee: that one day, I'd have the chance to come here to Madison Square Garden and be the warm-up act for Elvis.