Famous Dan Quayle Quotations

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"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
by Dan Quayle
"What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is."
by Dan Quayle
"You do the policy, I'll do the politics."
by Dan Quayle
"I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people."
by Dan Quayle
"Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite."
by Dan Quayle
"I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake."
by Dan Quayle
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
by Dan Quayle
"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world."
by Dan Quayle
"We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made."
by Dan Quayle
"This election is about who's going to be the next President of the United States!"
by Dan Quayle
"They need help, and we have helped, and we are here to help. And we are helping, and we're going to continue to help."
by Dan Quayle
"The loss of life will be irreplaceable."
by Dan Quayle
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
by Dan Quayle
"Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here."
by Dan Quayle
"Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less."
by Dan Quayle
"Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us."
by Dan Quayle
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."
by Dan Quayle
"[The U.S. victory in Gulf war was] a stirring victory for the forces of aggression."
by Dan Quayle
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
by Dan Quayle
"Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement."
by Dan Quayle
"Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever."
by Dan Quayle
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
by Dan Quayle
"Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it."
by Dan Quayle
"I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican."
by Dan Quayle
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change."
by Dan Quayle
"I don't watch it, but I know enough to comment on it."
by Dan Quayle
"I have made good judgements in the Past. I have made good judgements in the Future."
by Dan Quayle
"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix."
by Dan Quayle
"I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose Kingdom it stands, one Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe."
by Dan Quayle
"I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child."
by Dan Quayle
"If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented spell check."
by Dan Quayle
"If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that'"
by John Cleese
"If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure."
by Dan Quayle
"If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime."
by Dan Quayle
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it."
by Dan Quayle
"It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago…"
by Dan Quayle
"It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago."
by Dan Quayle
"It shows 'us vs. them,' and I'm on the 'us' side."
by Dan Quayle
"It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back."
by Dan Quayle
"Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself."
by Dan Quayle
"It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago."
by Dan Quayle
"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."
by Dan Quayle
"Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton."
by Dan Quayle
"Make no mistake about it: Operation Desert Storm truly was a victory of good over evil, of freedom over tyranny, of peace over war."
by Dan Quayle
"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."
by Dan Quayle
"Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year."
by Dan Quayle
"My fellow astronauts..."
by Dan Quayle
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."
by Dan Quayle
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'"
by Dan Quayle
"People who bowl vote. Bowlers are not the cultural elite."
by Dan Quayle
"People that are really weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
by Dan Quayle
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
by Dan Quayle
"Potatoe"
by Dan Quayle US VP
"Public speaking is very easy."
by Dan Quayle
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
by Dan Quayle
"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make."
by Dan Quayle
"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes2 that Dan Quayle may or may not make."
by Dan Quayle
"The future will be better tomorrow."
by Dan Quayle
"The global importance of the Middle East is that it keeps the Far East and the Near East from encroaching on each other."
by Dan Quayle
"The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda."
by Dan Quayle
"Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists."
by Dan Quayle
"Vietnam is a jungle. You had jungle warfare. Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, you have sand. [There is no need to worry about a protracted war because] from a historical basis, Middle East conflicts do not last a long time."
by Dan Quayle
"Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things."
by Dan Quayle
"Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win."
by Dan Quayle
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
by Dan Quayle
"We are ready for an unforseen event that may or may not occur"
by Dan Quayle US VP
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a *part* of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a *part* of Europe."
by Dan Quayle
"We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country"
by Dan Quayle
"We shouldn't have to be burdened with all the technicalities that come up from time to time with shrewd, smart lawyers interpreting what the laws or what the Constitution may or may not say."
by Dan Quayle
"We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'."
by Dan Quayle
"We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward."
by Dan Quayle
"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."
by Dan Quayle
"What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is."
by Dan Quayle
"When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame."
by Dan Quayle
"When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple Who is to blame for the riots The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings The killers are to blame."
by Dan Quayle
"When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there."
by Dan Quayle
"You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be."
by Dan Quayle
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -- but that could change."
by Dan Quayle
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. History"
by Dan Quayle
"It's a very good historical book about history. History"
by Dan Quayle
"El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans... I have heard a single voice. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"The other day the President said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy? Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back! Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"It's rural America. It's where I came from. We always refer to ourselves as real America. Rural America, real America, real, real, America. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get - The Future! Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I've never professed to be anything but an average student. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I'm going to be a vice president very much like George Bush was. He proved to be a very effective vice president, perhaps the most effective we've had in a couple of hundred years. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I was known as the chief grave robber of my state. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I'm not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I just don't believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career in public service. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I have made good judgements in the past. I have made good judgements in the future. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I have a very good family. I'm very fortunate to have a very good family. I believe very strongly in the family. It's one of the things we have in our platform, is to talk about it. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I do have a political agenda. It's to have as few regulations as possible. Politics"
by Dan Quayle
"I deserve respect for the things I did not do. Politics"
by Dan Quayle


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