Als Quotes - Page 22

• I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.

  Dana Carvey

  Gay, Laughing, Make Me Laugh

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• Former vice president Al Gore has devoted his post-administration years to a mission to tell the world about global warming. It's funny, but in his civilian life Gore has discovered the voice that voters had trouble hearing when he ran for president in 2000. The voice he has found is clear, impassioned, and moving.

  Graydon Carter

  Moving, Voice, Years

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• President Obama is determined that our foreign and national security policies not play into al-Qa'ida's strategy or its warped ideology. Al-Qa'ida seeks to terrorize us into retreating from the world stage. But President Obama has made it a priority to renew American leadership in the world, strengthening our alliances and deepening partnerships.

  John O. Brennan

  Play, Priorities, President

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• In full accordance with the law - and in order to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States and to save American lives - the United States government conducts targeted strikes against specific al-Qa'ida terrorists, sometimes using remotely piloted aircraft, often referred to publicly as drones.

  John O. Brennan

  Order, Law, Government

  "The Efficacy and Ethics of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy". Remarks by John O. Brennan at the Wilson Center, www.wilsoncenter.org. April 30, 2012.

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• As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qaida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in response to the 9/11 attacks, and we may also use force consistent with our inherent right of national self-defense.

  John O. Brennan

  Self, Law, Use

  "The Efficacy and Ethics of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy". John O. Brennan's address at the Wilson Center, www.wilsoncenter.org. April 30, 2012.

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• Al-Qa'ida does not follow a traditional command structure, wear uniforms, carry its arms openly, or mass its troops at the borders of the nations it attacks. Nonetheless, it possesses the demonstrated capability to strike with little notice and cause significant civilian or military casualties.

  John O. Brennan

  Military, Borders, Arms

  "Strengthening our Security by Adhering to our Values and Laws". John O. Brennan's Speech at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 16, 2011.

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• Al-Qa'ida is the antithesis of the peace, tolerance and humanity that is at the heart of Islam.

  John O. Brennan

  Heart, Tolerance, Humanity

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• Al Gore clearly has the vision... it's a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.

  Bill Bradley

  Vision, Gore

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• Being with Al Gore on the red carpet in Cannes was exciting - he's like a rock star unto himself!

  Lawrence Bender

  Stars, Rocks, Red

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• Now, if you're Al Gore, you can afford $10 a pop for squiggly-pig-tailed fluorescent light bulbs. But if you're mainstream America, two or three kids, mom and dad working outside the home, that's not a very good deal.

  Joe Barton

  Mom, Dad, Kids

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• I am always saying, 'I don't believe in God; I believe in Al Pacino.' And that's true. If I ever get a phone call saying 'Would you like to work with Al Pacino?' I would go crazy.

  Javier Bardem

  Crazy, Believe, Phones

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• Like many Americans, I've always been intrigued by Bill Clinton. I obviously didn't always agree with him - enjoyed running against his legacy in 2000, when Al Gore was his designated successor, but I don't have anything negative I would say about Bill Clinton.

  Dick Cheney

  Running, Negative, Bills

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• The safe haven that al-Qaida has found in Pakistan is very troubling.

  Hillary Clinton

  Safe Haven, Pakistan, Found

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• We needed time off from each other after our last tour because there was a lot of personal stuff we had to take care of. Eddie needed hip replacement surgery. Al needed his back worked on. And I was going to have a baby.

  Sammy Hagar

  Baby, Stuff, Lasts

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• I would show up at a party for Al Qaeda if you said there's going to be a dinner.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Party, Dinner, Said

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• I did very extensive diligence on Al Jazeera English, the network from which Al Jazeera America is going to be derived, and it's really very clear that they have long since established a reputation for excellence and integrity and objectivity.

  Al Gore

  Integrity, Objectivity, America

  Interview with John McMurtrie, www.sfgate.com. February 17, 2013.

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• I am Al Gore, and I used to be the next president of the United States of America.

  Al Gore

  America, President, Next

  "An Inconvenient Truth". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2006.

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• In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out.

  Dick Gephardt

  Light, Iowa, Tuesday

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• Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family.

  Dick Gephardt

  Heart, Caring, Men

  Sen. Richard (Dick) Gephardt's speech at the Democratic National Convention, abcnews.go.com. August 16, 2000.

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• You know, if I were an - if I were a Taliban, I'd say, 'What did al-Qaida ever do for me except get me kicked out of Afghanistan?'

  Robert M. Gates

  Afghanistan, Taliban, Ifs

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• Even if you only counted the votes that actually made it through the hoops in order to be cast, the president was really Al Gore.

  George Galloway

  Order, President, Vote

  "Thom Hartmann: IV with British MP George Galloway". Interview with Thom Hartmann, www.scoop.co.nz. May 30, 2005.

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• To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It's - I think they might use too much oil in their hummus - but it's the wrong question.

  Al Franken

  Thinking, Oil, Might Use

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• Some of George W. Bush's friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial. But God told me that He/She/It had actually chosen Al Gore by making sure that Gore won the popular vote and, God thought, the Electoral College. 'That worked for everyone else,' God said.

  Al Franken

  Believe, College, Popular Vote

  Al Franken (2004). “Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them”, p.9, Penguin

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• I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. 'It's a job, Al,' Guy told me. 'We work at it every day.'

  Al Franken

  Jobs, Couple, Seven Months

  Al Franken (2002). “Oh, the Things I Know!”, p.47, Penguin

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• Today, the government of a free Afghanistan is fighting terror, Pakistan is capturing terrorist leaders, Saudi Arabia is making raids and arrests, Libya is dismantling its weapons programs, the army of a free Iraq is fighting for freedom, and more than three-quarters of al-Qaida's key members and associates have been detained or killed. We have led, many have joined, and America and the world are safer.

  George W. Bush

  Army, Fighting, Government

  2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 2 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York

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