Author: Dan Quayle

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Speech

We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Government Misspokements Mistakes Problems

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

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Children Communication Misspokements Mothers

Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Speech

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. Well, I didn't live in this century.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
America History Misspokements Places

I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Speech

My fellow astronauts…

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Speech

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.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Misspokements

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

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements

It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Places Speech

The future will be better tomorrow.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Future Misspokements Speech

We shouldn’t have to be burdened with all the technicalities that come up from time to time with shrewd, smart lawyers interpreting what the laws or what the Constitution may or may not say.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Government Law Lawyers Misspokements

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

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Misspokements

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

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
America Misspokements Places

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

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements

We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
America Education Intelligence Misspokements Places World

The global importance of the Middle East is that it keeps the Far East and the Near East from encroaching on each other.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Misspokements Places

We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising.'

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Arms Books Communication Reading/Writing Things

It’s a very good historical book about history.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Books Communication History Misspokements

If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Failure Misspokements Speech Success

Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest; if you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Government Misspokements