110+ Dan Quayle Quotes On Education, Democracy And Lose Your Mind

Dan Quayle was the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. He was a member of the Republican Party, and previously served as a U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1981 to 1989. Quayle is best remembered for his controversial 1988 vice presidential nomination, and for his role in the Bush administration's foreign policy during the end of the Cold War. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Dan Quayle on education, democracy, love.

Top 10 Dan Quayle Quotes

1. Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.
2. I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -- but that could change.
3. The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history.
4. 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.
5. Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year.
6. We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward.
7. It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.
8. For NASA, space is still a high priority.
9. We all lived in this century, I didn't live in this century.
10. Our party has been accused of fooling the public by calling tax increases 'revenue enhancement'. Not so. No one was fooled

Dan Quayle Image Quotes

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. — Dan Quayle

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward. — Dan Quayle

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

For NASA, space is still a high priority. — Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle Short Quotes

• Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it.
• It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.
• If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented spell check.
• A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
• What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is.
• I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.
• I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.
• Happy campers you have been, happy campers you are, and happy campers you will always be.
• Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.
• It's a very good historical book about history.

Dan Quayle Quotes About President

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? — Dan Quayle

This President is going to lead us out of this recovery. — Dan Quayle

Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts. — Dan Quayle

This election is about who's going to be the next President of the United States! — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

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. — 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. — Dan Quayle

I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. — Dan Quayle

It's not just enough to change the president if we want to change America. — Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle Quotes About People

People are not homeless if they're sleeping in the streets of their own hometowns. — Dan Quayle

People that are really weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. — Dan Quayle

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. — Dan Quayle

People who bowl vote. Bowlers are not the cultural elite. — Dan Quayle

Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists. — Dan Quayle

We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world. — Dan Quayle

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

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. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

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

Dan Quayle Quotes About Politics

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. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

I do have a political agenda. It's to have as few regulations as possible. — Dan Quayle

You do the policy, I'll do the politics. — Dan Quayle

The U.S. victory in Gulf War was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression. — Dan Quayle

We expect them [Salvadoran officials] to work toward the elimination of human rights. — Dan Quayle

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! — Dan Quayle

Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable. — Dan Quayle

We lead in exporting jobs. — Dan Quayle

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'. — Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle Quotes About Future

I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future. — Dan Quayle

It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back. — Dan Quayle

The future will be better tomorrow. — Dan Quayle

In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get - The Future! — Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle Famous Quotes And Sayings

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. — Dan Quayle

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward. — Dan Quayle

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

For NASA, space is still a high priority. — Dan Quayle

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? — 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. — 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. — Dan Quayle

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

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. — Dan Quayle

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

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. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

It would be a serious mistake to replace a seasoned statesman with a tempermental tycoon who has no respect for the constitution. — 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. — 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. — Dan Quayle

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. — 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. — Dan Quayle

Congress should definitely consider decriminalizing possession of marijuana. We should concentrate on prosecuting the rapists and burglars who are a menace to society. — Dan Quayle

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

My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right. — 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. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

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

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

I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman. — 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. — 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. — 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. — Dan Quayle

We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. — Dan Quayle

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

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? — Dan Quayle

I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate. — Dan Quayle

I've never professed to be anything but an average student. — Dan Quayle

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

Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less. — Dan Quayle

The loss of life will be irreplaceable. — 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. — 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. — Dan Quayle

I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake. — 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. — Dan Quayle

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

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. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

And this is the best chance to begin to establish the New World Order. — Dan Quayle

I don't watch it, but I know enough to comment on it. — 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. — Dan Quayle

Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite. — Dan Quayle

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. — 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. — Dan Quayle

If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure. — Dan Quayle

The US condones violence in El Salvador. — Dan Quayle

This is what I say about the scorn of the media elite: I wear their scorn as a badge of honor. — Dan Quayle

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

I have a very strong record on the Environment in the United States Senate. — Dan Quayle

We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to move forward. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

Speaking as a man, it's not a woman's issue. Us men are tired of losing our women. — Dan Quayle

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. — Dan Quayle

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

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is to be prepared. — Dan Quayle

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it. — 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. — Dan Quayle

What the media wants and what the media demands of Christians is very simply this: your silence. — Dan Quayle

Life Lessons by Dan Quayle

1. Dan Quayle taught the importance of hard work and dedication, as he worked his way up to the vice presidency despite humble beginnings.
2. He also demonstrated the importance of staying true to one's values and beliefs, even in the face of criticism and adversity.
3. Finally, he showed the importance of resilience and perseverance, as he continued to pursue his goals despite the many challenges he faced along the way.