File dated Mar 26 1996: > > > "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." > > -- J. Danforth Quayle > > > > "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." > > -- J. Danforth Quayle > > > > "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother > > and child." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "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." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/11/89 > > > > "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind > > is being very wasteful. How true that is." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "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." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/15/88 > > > > "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and > > democracy--but that could change." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 > > > > "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, > > and that one word is 'to be prepared'." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 12/6/89 > > > > "May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world." > > -- The Quayles' 1989 Christmas card. > > > > "Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 11/30/88 > > > > "We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "I have made good judgements in the Past. I have made good judgements > >in the > > Future." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "The future will be better tomorrow." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "We're going to have the best-educated American people in the > > world." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/21/88 > > > > "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions > > and have a tremendous impact on history." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle to Sam Donaldson, > >8/17/89 > > > > "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." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "Public speaking is very easy." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle to reporters in 10/88 > > > > "I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the > > polls." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots > > and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is > > to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame > > for the killings? The killers are to blame." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of > > not having it." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/20/92 > > reported in Esquire, 8/92 > > > > "Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she > > still has a job next year." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/18/92 > > > > "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not > > occur." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/22/90 > > > > "For NASA, space is still a high priority." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/5/90 > > > > "Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our > > children." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/18/90 > > > > "The American people would not want to know of any misquotes > > that Dan Quayle may or may not make." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten > > you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the > > impurities in our air and water that are doing it." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > > > "It's time for the human race to enter the solar system." > > -- Vice President Dan Quayle > > Honest to goodness real Dan Qualye quotes "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." "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 which 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." "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'." "May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world." The Quayles' 1989 Christmas card. (Not a beacon of literacy, though) "We're going to have the best educated American people in the world." "I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican." "I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." "For NASA, space is still a high priority." "We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." "It isn't pollution that's harming our environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." "It's time for the human race to enter the solar system." -------------- Many of these same quotes have been circulating recently but attributed to Al Gore (with dates modified, and "republican" swapped with "democrat"). http://www.snopes.com/quotes/quayle.htm has a video collage of quayle speaking several of the original quotes. Here is the "revised" version; note that the final quote about Gore trying to take some credit for the internet is indeed a Gore-ism. Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:13:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: Our next President ????????? >If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." - Al Gore > >"Democrats understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." >- Vice President Al Gore > >"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, & water. If there is water, that means there is >oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe." - Vice President Al Gore, >8/11/94 > >"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." - Vice President Al Gore, 9/15/95 > >"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy >-- but that could change." - Vice President Al Gore,5/22/98 > >"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, & that >one word is 'to be prepared.'" - Vice President Al Gore, 12/6/93 > >"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the >future." - Vice President Al Gore > >"The future will be better tomorrow." - Vice President Al Gore > >"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have >a tremendous impact on history." - Vice President Al Gore > >"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." - Vice President Al Gore >to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/93 > >"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." - Vice President Al Gore > >"I am not part of the problem. I am a Democrat." - Vice President Al Gore > >"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." - >Vice President Al Gore > >"When I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my >answer has been direct & simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters >are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame." >- Al Gore > >"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." >- Vice President Al Gore, 5/20/96 > >"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." - Vice >President Al Gore, 9/22/97 > >"For NASA, space is still a high priority." - Vice President Al Gore, 9/5/93 > >"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." - >Vice President Al Gore, 9/18/95 > >"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in >our air and water that are doing it." - Vice President Al Gore > >"[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system." - Vice President >Al Gore > >AND, OF COURSE, (TO ALL USERS OF THE INTERNET), THE ALL TIME FAVORITE >QUOTATION OF MR. AL GORE: > >"As many of you know, I was very instrumental in the founding of the >Internet" - AL Gore to Katie Couric 3/99 "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." -- Al Gore to Wolf Blitzer http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/president.2000/transcript.gore/