Al Gore

More important than his record as a debater is Mr. Bush's record as a president. And therein lies the true opportunity for John Kerry — notwithstanding the president's political skills, his performance in office amounts to a catastrophic failure.

"How to Debate George Bush" in The New York Times (29 September 2004). , 2004

It was clear to me that men and women were equal — if not more so.

A joke used during his campaign speeches, about childhood impressions of hearing his parents arguing; as quoted in "Gore Campaign, Trailing Among Women, Sharpens Its Pitch to Them" by Melinda Henneberger in The New York Times (6 July 1999) , 1999

The day I made that statement, I was tired because I had been up all night inventing the Camcorder.

Joking about reports that he had claimed to have invented the internet, as quoted in The Boston Globe (9 April 1999). , 1999

The interior of the earth is extremely hot - several million degrees.

From interview he gave to Conan O'Brien in The Tonight Show on 11th November 2009. The real temperature in the inner core is about 9032 - 10832 ºF (5000-6000 ºC). , 2009

We Americans write our own history. And the chapters of which we're proudest are the ones where we had the courage to change. Time and again, Americans have seen the need for change, and have taken the initiative to bring that change to life.

Speech at the Democratic National Convention (28 August 1996). , 1996