Welcome to our collection of quotes by Dan Quayle. We hope you enjoy pondering them and please share widely.
Wikipedia Summary for Dan Quayle
James Danforth Quayle (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. Before that, Quayle served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 4th district from 1977 to 1981 and as a U.S. senator from Indiana from 1981 to 1989.
A native of Indianapolis, Quayle spent most of his childhood in Paradise Valley, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. He married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtained his J.D. degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1974. He and Marilyn practiced law in Huntington, Indiana, before his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1976. In 1980, he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1988, Vice President and Republican presidential nominee George H. W. Bush chose Quayle as his running mate. His vice presidential debate against Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen was notable for the "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" quip. The Bush–Quayle ticket defeated the Democratic ticket of Michael Dukakis and Bentsen, and Quayle became vice president in January 1989. During his tenure, Quayle made official visits to 47 countries and was appointed chairman of the National Space Council. As vice president, he developed a reputation for making gaffes. He secured re-nomination for vice president in 1992, but Democrat Bill Clinton and his running mate Al Gore defeated the Bush–Quayle ticket.
In 1994, Quayle published his memoir, Standing Firm. He declined to run for president in 1996 because of phlebitis. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, but withdrew his campaign early on and supported the eventual nominee, George W. Bush. He joined Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm, in 1999.
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.
Hawaii is a unique state. It is a small state. It is a state that is by itself. It is a -it is different from the other 49 states. Well, all states are different, but it's got a particularly unique situation.
Air travel efficiency would improve if more travelers started going to less popular places.
And this is the best chance to begin to establish the New World Order.
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.
Looking back, I should have pursued philosophy and economics and things of that sort in college more, but I didn't.
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?
We need to remember that trade is a great peacemaker that enriches people and increases international understanding and ties between nations.
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!
Maybe you guys will get lucky this year and face the Orioles in the World Series.
I told you all lawyers are worthless. After all it takes won (sic) to know one.
I can identify with steelworkers. I can identify with workers that have had a difficult time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable.
This is what I say about the scorn of the media elite: I wear their scorn as a badge of honor.
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.
Happy campers you have been, happy campers you are, and happy campers you will always be.
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.
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.
Make no mistake about it: Operation Desert Storm truly was a victory of good over evil, of freedom over tyranny, of peace over war.
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.
I've been told to keep my remarks relatively brief. I understand Quayle-hunting season begins at noon.
I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency.
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?
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'.
Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year.
The rapid rise of the People's Republic of China as a military and economic power is challenging the status quo.
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.
People are not homeless if they're sleeping in the streets of their own hometowns.
We'll let the sunshine in and shine on us, because today we're happy and tomorrow we'll be even happier.
It is not death that I'm apparently now succumbing to, but the rapid diminishment of lifeforce from this body of mine.
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.
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.
Developing relationships is a very important part of doing business, and I see more similarities than differences when I travel the world.
I would guess that there's adequate low-income housing in the country.
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.
Information technology has brought people much closer together than ever before, providing a democratizing and mostly stabilizing influence.
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.
Most women do not want to be liberated from their essential natures as women.
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.
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.
We must reject the idea of isolationism, . But that doesn't mean we should get involved in every civil war around the world.
Our policies must be premised on, and must reinforce, values such as family, hard work, integrity and personal responsibility.
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.
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.
Congress should definitely consider decriminalizing possession of marijuana. We should concentrate on prosecuting the rapists and burglars who are a menace to society.
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.
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.
It would be a serious mistake to replace a seasoned statesman with a tempermental tycoon who has no respect for the constitution.
The U.S. victory in Gulf War was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression.
Our party has been accused of fooling the public by calling tax increases 'revenue enhancement'. Not so. No one was fooled.
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.
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.
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.
What a waste it is to lose one's mind.
Or not to have a mind. How true that is.
My grandfather... saw where inherited wealth ruined people. And my grandfather was right.
It's a very valuable function and requirement that you're performing, so have a great day and keep a stiff upper lip.
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.
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.
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.
I have a very strong record on the Environment in the United States Senate.
I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate.
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.
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.
Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton.
Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.
I have made good judgements in the past. I have made good judgements in the future.
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.
What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.
Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us.
Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.