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James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born 4 February 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Quayle was also a U.S. representative from 1977 to 1981 and a U.S. senator from 1981 to 1989 from the state of Indiana.
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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. Would you like a puppy?
This is where the Continental Congress met over two hundred years ago during the American Revolution. So, Lancaster was actually the capital of our nation for one day in 1977.
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. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.
The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. [on followup] No, not our nation's, but in World War II. I mean, we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century, but in this century's history.
The future will be better tomorrow.
It is not just age; it's accomplishments, it's experience. I have far more experience than many others that sought the office of vice president of this country. I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. I will be prepared to deal with the people in the Bush administration, if that unfortunate event would ever occur.
What we have here is clear-cut evidence that illegitimacy—something I've always said we should talk about in terms of not having it—leads to drug abuse.
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It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.
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My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will never surrender to what is right.
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If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure.
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For NASA, space is still a high priority.
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We're going to have the best educated American people in the world.
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The best thing about the Middle East is that is keeps the Far East and Near East from encroaching on each other.
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One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Vice President, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.
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I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix.
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It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.
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I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.
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Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us.
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Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.
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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.
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