Dan Quayle Quotes

We all lived in this century, I didn't live in this century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

What you guys want, I'm for.

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.

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.

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?

I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.

The loss of life will be irreplaceable.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get the future.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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