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Dan Quayle

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About Dan Quayle

James Danforth Quayle is an American retired politician and Indiana National Guard veteran who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the Senate from 1981 to 1989.

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Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.
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.
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.
Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement.

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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.
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.
It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back.
I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.
I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.
We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America.
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.
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.…
We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America.
We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country.