Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle

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Dan Quayle, a Vice President of the United States from 1989 to 1993, combined accomplishment with the ability to express hard-won truths in unforgettable language. Their thinking spans from Future to History, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Discover 26 of Dan Quayle's most memorable quotes, ranging across Future, History, Politics, Family, and Change. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back."

“The future will be better tomorrow.”

— Dan Quayle

Future

All Quotes by Dan Quayle

“For NASA, space is still a high priority.”

— Dan Quayle

Science

“We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country.”

— Dan Quayle

Change

“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

Sports

“If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure.”

— Dan Quayle

Failure

“I do have a political agenda. It's to have as few regulations as possible.”

— Dan Quayle

Politics

“The future will be better tomorrow.”

— Dan Quayle

Future

“You do the policy, I'll do the politics.”

— Dan Quayle

Politics

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

— Dan Quayle

History

“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

Power

“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

Family

“It's a very good historical book about history.”

— Dan Quayle

History

“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

Relationship

“I deserve respect for the things I did not do.”

— Dan Quayle

Respect

“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.”

— Dan Quayle

History

“In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get - The Future!”

— Dan Quayle

Experience

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

— Dan Quayle

Future

“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.”

— Dan Quayle

Change

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

— Dan Quayle

Education

“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

Faith

“It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.”

— Dan Quayle

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