The Wisdom of AlGore...

"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." 
--Vice President Al Gore, 9/22/99 (Speech on Y2K) 
 
"For NASA, space is still a high priority." 
--Vice President Al Gore, 9/5/93 
 
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." 
--Vice President Al Gore (Speech to National PTA) 
 
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history, I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century"

--Vice President Al Gore, 9/15/95 
 
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." 
--Vice President Al Gore 
 
"[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system." 
--Vice President Al Gore 
 
"We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." 
--Vice President Al Gore (On 1996 campaign fundraising) 
 
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." 
--Vice President Al Gore, 5/22/98 
 
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'" 
--Vice President Al Gore, 12/6/93 
 
"Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things." 
--Vice President Al Gore, 11/30/96 
 
"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world." 
-- Vice President Al Gore, 9/21/99 
 
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." 
-- Vice President Al Gore to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/99 
 
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a *part* of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are part of  Europe"
-- Vice President Al Gore, 10/8/98 
 
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." 
-- Vice President Al Gore 
 
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." 
-- Vice President Al Gore, 5/20/96 
 
"Democrats understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." 
-- Vice President Al Gore 
 
"Welcome to President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and my fellow astronauts." 
-- Vice President Al Gore 

" President Clinton you will go down in history as on of our Greatest Presidents"
Al Gore 1/99 (White House Lawn 15 minutes after Clinton was impeached) 

" During my tenure in Congress I took the initiative and created the  Internet"
--Al Gore in interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. 
 
" No I did not hear that interview. What channel was it on? I cannot keep up with all these wild accusations"> 
-- Al Gore 12/12/99 in response to a woman's question about Juanita Broderick who accused Bill Clinton of rape. 

"Women don't lie about harassment!"
-Senator Al Gore 10/16/91 voting down Clarence Thomas