Dan Quayle
Overview
James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (ˈkweɪl; born February 4, 1947) served as the 44th Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...

, serving with President George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...

 (1989–1993). He served as a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 and U.S. Senator
United States Senate
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 from the state of Indiana.

Quayle was born in Indianapolis but spent most of his childhood living in Arizona. He married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtained his J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 from Indiana University McKinney School of Law in 1974.
Quotations

Bobby Knight told me this: "There is nothing that a good defense—cannot beat a better offense." In other words a good offense wins.

Speech to the City Club of Chicago (8 September 1988)

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.

Press conference (15 September 1988), reported in Esquire, 8/92, The New Yorker, 10/10/88, p.102. Actual wording:

In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get the future.

Speech in Illinois (October 1988), quoted in Cathleen Decker (1988-10-19), "Quayle, in Illinois, Says He's

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

Interview with Hendrik Hertzburg (October 1988), referring to Grigori Rasputin

We are ready for any unforseen event that may or may not occur.

Cited to the Cleveland Plain Dealer (27 September 1990)

You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.

Speech to American Samoans (April 1989)

Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here.

Press comment in Hawaii (25 April 1989)

When you take the UNCF model that, what a waste it is to lose one's mind, or not to have a mind is being very wasteful, how true that is.

Speech to the United Negro College Fund (9 May 1989), mangling the Fund's slogan "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."

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. Would you like a puppy?

cited to the Los Angeles Times (16 May 1989)

 
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