Top quotes 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. Votes: 24

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement. Votes: 23

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. Votes: 23

We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America. Votes: 22

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. Votes: 21

My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right. Votes: 16

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? Votes: 16

The global importance of the Middle East is that it keeps the Far East and the Near East from encroaching on each other. Votes: 15

This election is about who's going to be the next President of the United States! Votes: 15

In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get - The Future! Votes: 14

What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is. Votes: 14

Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it. Votes: 12

Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child. Votes: 10

The loss of life will be irreplaceable. Votes: 10

We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country. Votes: 9

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change. Votes: 8

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us. Votes: 8

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren't. I don't know if its the way you say it, or how you look. Votes: 7

I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican. Votes: 7

This President is going to lead us out of this recovery. Votes: 7

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. Votes: 7

It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back. Votes: 6

I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child. Votes: 5

What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is. Votes: 5

I've never professed to be anything but an average student. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

I do have a political agenda. It's to have as few regulations as possible. Votes: 4

I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future. Votes: 3

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 1

Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts. Votes: 0

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'. Votes: 0

Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins. Votes: 0

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. Votes: 0

The future will be a better tomorrow. Votes: 0

People who bowl vote. Bowlers are not the cultural elite. Votes: 0

I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix. Votes: 0

Happy campers you have been, happy campers you are, and happy campers you will always be. Votes: 0

We have seen pictures [of mars] where there there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe. Votes: 0

The question in life is not whether you get knocked down. You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up... And fight for what you believe in? Votes: 0

It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago. Votes: 0

I don't watch it, but I know enough to comment on it. Votes: 0

Certainly, I know what to do, and when I am Vice President -- and I will be -- there will be contingency plans under different sets of situations and I tell you what, I'm not going to go out and hold a news conference about it. I'm going to put it in a safe and keep it there! Does that answer your question? Votes: 0

While it is important to be aware of and sensitive to cultural differences when conducting business internationally, the principles of transparency, trust, and partnership are universal. Votes: 0

Make no mistake about it: Operation Desert Storm truly was a victory of good over evil, of freedom over tyranny, of peace over war. Votes: 0

I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake. Votes: 0

It would be bad for the economy if we have another Jimmy Carter grain embargo, Jimmy, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter grain embargo, Jimmy Carter grain embargo. Votes: 0

Our party has been accused of fooling the public by calling tax increases 'revenue enhancement'. Not so. No one was fooled Votes: 0

Abortion is not an issue with the American people. It is a figment of your imagination if you think that this is an issue that is talked about a lot. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I had a good political career, and I have a good business career. I didn't get the brass ring, but I did very well. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. Votes: 0

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. I didn't live in this century. Votes: 0

I've been told to keep my remarks relatively brief. I understand Quayle-hunting season begins at noon. Votes: 0

I also try to discipline myself when I get into a situation ... and I'm trying to think of an answer, instead of being verbose, which is a tendency that I have, to be concise. Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things. Votes: 0

My grandfather... saw where inherited wealth ruined people. And my grandfather was right. Votes: 0

We must reject the idea of isolationism, . But that doesn't mean we should get involved in every civil war around the world. Votes: 0

I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

This is where the Continental Congress met over two hundred years ago during the American Revolution. So, Lancaster was actually the capital of our nation for one day in 1977. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists. Votes: 0

Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite. Votes: 0

Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year. Votes: 0

Failing to support children one has fathered is wrong. We must be unequivocal about this. It doesnt help matters when prime-time TV has Murphy Brown, a character who supposedly epitomizes todays intelligent, highly paid professional woman, mocking the importance of fathers by bearing a child alone and calling it just another lifestyle choice. Votes: 0

For NASA, space is still a high priority. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I should have caught the mistake on that spelling bee card. But as Mark Twain once said, `You should never trust a man who has only one way to spell a word'. Votes: 0

We do, in former chairman Lee Atwater's words, offer the party as a big tent, and therefore that message has to be clear. How we do that within the platform, the preamble to the platform or whatnot, that remains to be seen. But that message will have to be articulated with great clarity. Votes: 0

I just don't believe in the basic concept that someone should make their whole career in public service. Votes: 0

You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable doubt. When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half. I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. Votes: 0

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! Votes: 0

We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'. Votes: 0

This is what I say about the scorn of the media elite: I wear their scorn as a badge of honor. Votes: 0

I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman. Votes: 0

I was known as the chief grave robber of my state. Votes: 0

I've heard people say that [I have a short attention span]. I don't feel I do, because when I'm interested in something I'll stay in focus as long as it is necessary... If you get off on something I'm not very interested in, it's very easy for me to block it out. It's easy for me to block things out. Votes: 0

People are not homeless if they're sleeping in the streets of their own hometowns. Votes: 0

It's time for the human race to enter the solar system. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It's a very valuable function and requirement that you're performing, so have a great day and keep a stiff upper lip. Votes: 0

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Votes: 0

Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less. Votes: 0

The two-party system has served America very well. We always have political movements one way or another but the evolution of a lasting third party probably will not happen. Votes: 0

It would be a serious mistake to replace a seasoned statesman with a tempermental tycoon who has no respect for the constitution. Votes: 0

When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is. Votes: 0

If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented spell check. Votes: 0

The future will be better tomorrow. Votes: 0

Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things. Votes: 0

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. Votes: 0

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward. Votes: 0

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. Votes: 0

We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It's a very good historical book about history. Votes: 0

It shows 'us vs. them', and I'm on the 'us' side. Votes: 0

I deserve respect for the things I did not do. Votes: 0

No, I had no problem communicating with Latin American heads of state - though now I do wish I had paid more attention to Latin when I was in high school. Votes: 0

If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. Votes: 0

We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward. Votes: 0

Congress should definitely consider decriminalizing possession of marijuana... We should concentrate on prosecuting the rapists and burglars who are a menace to society. Votes: 0

Much to popular disbelief, horses walking around during the elections with their tails straight up in the air are not showing off their Bush/Quale buttons. Votes: 0

Pakistan always seems to have a lot of political complexities and political challenges. But Pakistan is important for a number of reasons. Primarily, it is a nuclear power. And if, in fact, al Qaeda and Taliban, which are in Pakistan and causing a lot of tragedies and deaths in Pakistan - if they would ever somehow have real influence and control of that government, then we [world] really have a problem. Votes: 0

Add one little bit on the end... Think of 'potato,' how's it spelled? You're right phonetically, but what else...? There ya go...alright! Votes: 0

I used to smoke marijuana, but that was when I was in college, before it was a drug. Votes: 0

We all lived in this century, I didn't live in this century, Votes: 0

On the security front, the United States must continue to play a leadership role. There simply is not another country in the world that commands the respect or has the capabilities that we do, and we must not shrink from our responsibilities. Votes: 0

Getting [cruise missiles] more accurate so that we can have precise precision. Votes: 0

Mars is essentially in the same orbit...somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. Votes: 0

We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world. Votes: 0

A good debater can be a good communicator. You have to communicate when you're president of the United States, and communicate effectively with the American people, and with the world. Votes: 0

We'll let the sunshine in and shine on us, because today we're happy and tomorrow we'll be even happier. Votes: 0

I can identify with steelworkers. I can identify with workers that have had a difficult time. Votes: 0

Looking back, I should have pursued philosophy and economics and things of that sort in college more, but I didn't. Votes: 0

Well, it looks as if the top part fell on the bottom part. Votes: 0

May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world. Votes: 0

...Buzz Lukens took that fateful step... Votes: 0

Okay, I won't open it until then Votes: 0

[The US is] naked, absolutely nude, to attack [by the Soviets]. Votes: 0

Let me tell you something. As we were walking around in the store, Marilyn and I were just really impressed by all the novelties and the different types of little things that you could get for Christmas. And all the people that would help you, they were dressed up in things that said 'I believe in Santa Claus.' And the only thing that I could think is that I believe in George Bush. Votes: 0

It's immoral to parent irresponsibly... And it doesn't help matters any when prime time tv, like "Murphy Brown", a character who is supposed to represent a successful career woman of today, mocks the importance of the father by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another "lifestyle choice." Marriage is probably the best anti-poverty program there is... Even though our cultural leaders in Hollywood, network TV, the national newspapers routinely jeer at [such values] I think most of us in this room know that some things are good, and other things are wrong. Votes: 0

Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable. Votes: 0

The US has a vital interest in that area of the country. Votes: 0

Clinton cannot possibly win in 2000. Votes: 0

It's not just enough to change the president if we want to change America. Votes: 0

What you guys want, I'm for. Votes: 0

Target prices? How that works? I know quite a bit about farm policy. I come from Indiana, which is a farm state. Deficiency payments - which are the key - that is what gets money into the farmer's hands. We got loan, uh, rates, we got target, uh, prices, uh, I have worked very closely with my senior colleague, (Indiana Sen.) Richard Lugar, making sure that the farmers of Indiana are taken care of. Votes: 0

Office of the Vice President... The Council on Competativeness. Votes: 0

I felt like I was in charge. Votes: 0

Why wouldn't an enhanced deterrent, a more stable peace, a better prospect to denying the ones who enter conflict in the first place to have a reduction of offensive systems and an introduction to defensive capability. I believe that is the route this country will eventually go. Votes: 0

We expect them [Salvadoran officials] to work toward the elimination of human rights. Votes: 0

Most women do not want to be liberated from their essential natures as women. Votes: 0

I not going to focus on what I have done in the past what I stand for, what I articulate to the American people. The American people will judge me on what I am saying and what I have done in the last 12 years in the Congress. Votes: 0

I could take this home, Marilyn. This is something teenage boys might find of interest. Votes: 0

Public Speaking is very easy. Votes: 0

You have a part-time job and that's better to no job at all Votes: 0

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a cure for AIDS in the marketplace before Magic Johnson gets AIDS? Votes: 0

The US condones violence in El Salvador. Votes: 0

I don't have to experience tragedy to understand it. Votes: 0

The President scores much better than Bill Clinton. Votes: 0

The Democrats talked about putting people first. Well, they put people first unless you happen to be a spotted owl or a giant garter snake or some other endangered species and then that seems to have priority. Obviously, you take the bald eagle and things of that sort, of course you're going to make sure that they are saved and that they can live and you're going to take every precaution that you can. But others - we just need a little flexibility. Votes: 0

Al Gore has made no serious attempt to level the playing field for U.S. agriculture exports, which have fallen 16 percent in the last three years. And Al Gore has opposed every serious proposal to provide American farmers with meaningful tax relief. Votes: 0

I want to show you an optimistic sign that things are beginning to turn around. Votes: 0

Our policies must be premised on, and must reinforce, values such as family, hard work, integrity and personal responsibility. Votes: 0

It is not death that I'm apparently now succumbing to, but the rapid diminishment of lifeforce from this body of mine. Votes: 0

I'd like to get into the National Guard. Votes: 0

I'm glad you asked me that. This gives me the perfect opportunity to talk about the problems with this Congress... Votes: 0

Maybe you guys will get lucky this year and face the Orioles in the World Series Votes: 0

America is great, because America is free. Votes: 0

If you listen to the news, read the news, you'd think we were still in a recession. Well, we're not in a recession. We've had growth; people need to know that. They need to be more upbeat, more positive... Votes: 0

The message of David Duke, is this, basically: Big government, anti-big government, get out of my pocketbook, cut my taxes, put welfare people back to work. That's a very popular message. The problem is the messenger. Votes: 0

Sam, had a great time this weekend but the golf was lousey. Votes: 0

The cause of the riots were the rioters Votes: 0

I think especially in her position, a highly successful professional woman, it would be a real exception to have an unwed child. Votes: 0

The message was that .. fathers can go ahead and have children, but they don't have to raise the children. Votes: 0

I have a very strong record on the Environment in the United States Senate. Votes: 0

I work with the president almost on a daily basis. I was with him until 6:30 last night. I'll be with him Thursday morning. We talk every day. Votes: 0

You do the policy, I'll do the politics. Votes: 0

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it. Votes: 0

What a terrible thing it is to lose one's mind... Votes: 0

The best thing about rain forests is they never suffer from drought. Votes: 0

Perestroika is nothing more than refined Stalinism. Votes: 0

If Ross Perot runs, that's good for us. If he doesn't run, it's good for us. Votes: 0

Hawaii is a unique state. It is a small state. It is a state that is by itself. It is a-it is different than the other 49 states. Well, all states are different, but it's got a particularly unique situation. Votes: 0

The peace dividend is peace. Votes: 0

I stand by all the misstatements that I've made Votes: 0

There are lots more people in the House. I don't know exactly - I've never counted, but at least a couple hundred. Votes: 0

In golf, you keep your head down and follow through. In the vice presidency, you keep your head up and follow through. It's a big difference. Votes: 0

Does America really need 70 percent of the world's lawyers? ... Is it healthy for our economy to have 18 million lawsuits coursing through our system annually? Votes: 0

The destruction, it is just very heart-rendering. Votes: 0

I'm the Vice-President. They know it, and they know that I know it. Votes: 0

I told you all lawyers are worthless. After all it takes won (sic) to know one. Votes: 0

And this is the best chance to begin to establish the New World Order. Votes: 0

I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate. Votes: 0

I would guess that there's adequate low-income housing in the country. Votes: 0

Air travel efficiency would improve if more travelers started going to less popular places. Votes: 0

Lookit, I've done it their way this far and now it's my turn. I'm my own handler. Any questions? Ask me ... There's not going to be any more handler stories because I'm the handler ... I'm Doctor Spin. Votes: 0

Speaking as a man, it's not a woman's issue. Us men are tired of losing our women. Votes: 0

I happen to be a Republican President... ah... the Vice President. Votes: 0

Want to hear a sad story about the Dukakis campaign? The governor of Massachusetts, he lost his top naval advisor last week. His rubber ducky drowned in the bathtub. Votes: 0

They asked me to go in front of the Reagans. I'm not used to going in front of President Reagan, so we went out behind the Bushes. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Who's responsible for the riots? The rioters! Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive. Votes: 0

What the media wants and what the media demands of Christians is very simply this: your silence. Votes: 0

The intergenerational poverty that troubles us so much today is predominantly a poverty of values. Votes: 0

We lead in exporting jobs. Votes: 0

This isn't a man who is leaving with his head between his legs. Votes: 0

The U.S. victory in Gulf War was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression. Votes: 0

I feel that this is my first year, that next year is an election year, that the third year is the mid point, and that the fourth year is the last chance I'll have to make a record since the last two years; I'll be a candidate again. Everything I do in those last two years will be posturing for the election. But right now I don't have to do that. Votes: 0

I am uniquely positioned and prepared to be president. I can assure you I am serious. I am committed Votes: 0

Developing relationships is a very important part of doing business, and I see more similarities than differences when I travel the world. Votes: 0

The rapid rise of the People's Republic of China as a military and economic power is challenging the status quo. Votes: 0

Hundreds of millions of people around the world have been lifted out of poverty with the creation of robust middle classes in India and China, which is an enormously positive development for those countries that also creates opportunities for the rest of the world. Votes: 0

Iraq at one time was actually a functioning government. It's a real state. Afghanistan is not Iraq. It's tribal. It's got a different - a number of different sects, never really had a solid government there running the country on any kind of a continuing basis. Well, to rebuild the nation of Afghanistan is going to be more difficult than rebuilding the nation of Iraq. Votes: 0

We need to remember that trade is a great peacemaker that enriches people and increases international understanding and ties between nations. Votes: 0

Americans have always excelled through hard work, innovation, and an ability to find solutions that makes us unique among nations. Votes: 0

The world is beset by challenges including the ongoing danger of international terrorism, and the significant political and economic threats posed by factors such as the high levels of corporate and sovereign debt and persistent unemployment. Votes: 0

Investments - particularly those that involve the change of control of a company - only work when they work well for all parties involved. Votes: 0

Information technology has brought people much closer together than ever before, providing a democratizing and mostly stabilizing influence. Votes: 0