Dan Quayle

“One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.”

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

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

“I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.”

“We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world.”

“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.”

“We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”

“Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.”

“Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.”

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

“It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.”

“The future will be better tomorrow.”

“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.”

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

“Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.”

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