Dan Quayle Quotes

1947-, American Politician, Vice-President
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Topic
“The peace dividend is peace.”
Peace
“You do the policy, I'll do the politics.”
Policy
“Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for Dan Quayle. · evidenceWords
“If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for Dan Quayle. · evidenceSuccess
“Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.”
Space
“Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.”
Politicians and Politics
“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -- but that could change.”
Freedom
“What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.”
VerifiedSpeech to the United Negro College Fund (May 9, 1989), mangling the Fund's slogan "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." · evidenceMind
“One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is to be prepared.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for Dan Quayle. · evidenceResponsibility
“People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.”
VerifiedInterview with Hendrik Hertzburg (October 1988), referring to Grigori Rasputin · evidencePoliticians and Politics
“It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.”
MisattributedListed as misattributed to Dan Quayle; no source in their known works. · evidenceEnvironment
“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 back!”
VerifiedSpeech to California delegates to the Republican National Convention (August 17, 1988) · evidencePoliticians and Politics