Top 160 Dan Quayle Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “This President is going to lead us out of this recovery.”

— Dan Quayle

52. “Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.”

— Dan Quayle

53. “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

54. “The destruction, it is just very heart-rendering.”

— Dan Quayle

55. “I am uniquely positioned and prepared to be president. I can assure you I am serious. I am committed.”

— Dan Quayle

56. “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

57. “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

58. “People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.”

— Dan Quayle

59. “The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.”

— Dan Quayle

60. “This isn’t a man who is leaving with his head between his legs.”

— Dan Quayle

61. “Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.”

— Dan Quayle

62. “Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.”

— Dan Quayle

63. “And this is the best chance to begin to establish the New World Order.”

— Dan Quayle

64. “It’s a very valuable function and requirement that you’re performing, so have a great day and keep a stiff upper lip.”

— Dan Quayle

65. “We need to remember that trade is a great peacemaker that enriches people and increases international understanding and ties between nations.”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

67. “It’s time for the human race to enter the solar system.”

— Dan Quayle

68. “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

69. “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.”

— Dan Quayle

70. “The loss of life will be irreplaceable.”

— Dan Quayle

71. “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.”

— Dan Quayle

72. “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

73. “Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year.”

— Dan Quayle

74. “I want to be Robin to Bush’s Batman.”

— Dan Quayle

75. “This is what I say about the scorn of the media elite: I wear their scorn as a badge of honor.”

— Dan Quayle

76. “You do the policy, I’ll do the politics.”

— Dan Quayle

77. “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

78. “People who bowl vote. Bowlers are not the cultural elite.”

— Dan Quayle

79. “I could take this home, Marilyn. This is something teenage boys might find of interest.”

— Dan Quayle

80. “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.”

— Dan Quayle

81. “The best thing about rain forests is they never suffer from drought.”

— Dan Quayle

82. “Speaking as a man, it’s not a woman’s issue. Us men are tired of losing our women.”

— Dan Quayle

83. “I couldn’t help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake.”

— Dan Quayle

84. “I’d like to get into the National Guard.”

— Dan Quayle

85. “I have a very strong record on the Environment in the United States Senate.”

— Dan Quayle

86. “I don’t watch it, but I know enough to comment on it.”

— Dan Quayle

87. “It would be a serious mistake to replace a seasoned statesman with a tempermental tycoon who has no respect for the constitution.”

— Dan Quayle

88. “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

89. “Perestroika is nothing more than refined Stalinism.”

— Dan Quayle

90. “The peace dividend is peace.”

— Dan Quayle

91. “America is great, because America is free.”

— Dan Quayle

92. “The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation’s history.”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

94. “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

95. “This election is about who’s going to be the next President of the United States!”

— Dan Quayle

96. “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

97. “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.”

— Dan Quayle

98. “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

99. “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.”

— Dan Quayle

100. “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.”

— Dan Quayle