Look, I don't have the millions of dollars that Exxon has. But I've got comedy. I've got satire. I've got stars.
— Laurie David
I have taken advantage of my husband, to the extent that I even got HBO to do a documentary with me.
When you go to pick your kids up from school, cars are lined up idling for anywhere from five to 20 minutes. Starting a 'no idling' rule in your school carpool lane could have a huge impact.
I'm very average. I'm into fresh, yummy family food. I'm into leftovers.
If you care about the health of the planet, you have to care about the health of its people, and if you really go deeper, it starts with the community of your family.
Scientists speak a certain language. Now there are regular extreme weather reports on the news. Hurricane Katrina was a huge connect-the-dot moment for a lot of people.
Once people learn what global warming means, they start to pay attention.
We are all victims of the marketing that says cooking is hard and takes too long, but that's simply not true. Scrambled eggs take five minutes to make.
I have kids, I want something left for them. It's a cliche, I know, but it's true. That's what drives me every day.
I could spend my life focusing on getting rid of straws in our society.
We're all environmentalists. People feel like, 'Well, if I drive an SUV, I guess I can't be someone who works on global warming issues,' and you can. You can! If you drive an SUV, you're still an environmentalist.
The topic of global warming is so heavy that sometimes the only way you can open people's eyes is by greeting them with levity and self-deprecation first.
I had to stop following certain friends because I was constantly seeing them tweet about all the parties that I wasn't invited to! The worst is the Twitpic - people take pictures of themselves at these fun dinners, and you're not there.
The health claims on packaging are there because they sell products.
Breaking up is hard to do. It's torture.
If you come to my house for a dinner party, it looks like a Toyota dealership, because every single person I know drives a hybrid now.
I understand how to deliver a message, that's my skill.
You don't necessarily know you're consuming sugar when you're using store-bought salad dressing, or store-bought tomato sauce, or healthy granola bars. It's added to all these foods.
Celebrities who lend their names to causes to raise lot of money for important issues should be admired and not marginalized and made fun of.
If you can't buy a hybrid car, your first question should be, 'What is the fuel economy of this car?'
You can love someone and not be able to live together.
The fact that this is what John McCain is suggesting - more offshore drilling and more nuclear power plants? I don't think so. Not even close. Not even in the ballpark of what we need.
Environmental communicators are too cautious. I throw caution to the wind.
Dealing with politicians, that's a little different. But government doesn't change until people demand it.
It's one thing to have ice cream once in a while with your family, and quite another to eat foods on a regular basis that you don't even know are full of sugar.
When I was a little kid - and I don't know why - I was obsessed with littering. I'd yell at people in their cars if I saw someone throw paper or a cup out of their window.
I'm encouraged by what I'm seeing happening with more and more CEOs stepping up, saying, 'I have to fight carbon emissions.'
There was no social media really when 'Inconvenient Truth' came out. I wish we had Twitter and the power of that to help get the word out.
Any time you put people in a room with Bill McDonough, they leave there blown away, their mouths agape. I had a similar feeling when I first met Al Gore.
When you see that charger in the wall, you have to now say okay that's, that's contributing to global-warming pollution, I have to pull that charger out of the wall.
The show Larry is much more aggressive. The real Larry is very gentle and very sweet and doesn't like to offend people.
One of my main jobs is to cultivate advocates and activists.
Nobody's a better critic of myself than me, and I try to do the best I can.
Anytime anyone spoofs anything related to the issue of global warming is good, because to me it's like, okay, gets the word out.
Exercise is essential for good health. But we can't exercise our way out of the obesity epidemic.
I got to talk about global warming on the No. 1 soap opera in the country.
Vote for candidates who care about these issues, and hold these candidates accountable. I don't care what party; I'm past that point. I care whether they are concerned about the energy security of this country.
It takes so much courage to get out of a marriage.
Offshore drilling is not the answer, it is not going to get us anything.
Everyone has a right to speak out.
By the way, what happened to our surgeon general who warned us about AIDS and smoking? That position has been completely stripped of power.
Scientists are not necessarily the best communicators.
I have my own career. I'm an environmentalist.
Small acts by millions of people - imagine the impact of that. If someone changes one thing, they're likely to change two things, and then three things. Then they're likely to demand that from their leadership.
They are very different in terms of the solution. Where 'An Inconvenient Truth,' you really need countries to cooperate and sacrifice and figure out a solution, with 'Fed Up' you can leave the theater and you can be empowered that very night by cooking dinner in your very own kitchen.
A big part of the challenge is teaching your kids how to have a real conversation, not a texting conversation. If they're not sitting down at the table, the art of conversation is going to go.
Paul Cummins is a genius. He's a true visionary.
For a guy who spends endless hours on a golf course, it's best not to have a wife waiting for you at home.
I'm not someone who funds buildings. That doesn't interest me. I'm more interested in programs.
Rush Limbaugh criticizes me a lot on the air. I take that as a badge of honor.
