Top 160 Dan Quayle Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “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

52. “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

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

— Dan Quayle

54. “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

55. “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

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

— Dan Quayle

57. “I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

60. “I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

64. “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

65. “Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less.”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

67. “I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

70. “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

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

74. “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

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

78. “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

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

83. “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

84. “The peace dividend is peace.”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle

91. “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

92. “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

93. “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

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

— Dan Quayle

95. “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

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

— Dan Quayle

97. “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

98. “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.”

— Dan Quayle

99. “I’m glad you asked me that. This gives me the perfect opportunity to talk about the problems with this Congress...”

— Dan Quayle

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

— Dan Quayle