"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."

"I was known as the chief grave robber of my state."

"Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it."

"The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive."

"Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us."

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

"I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child."

"I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake."

"The loss of life will be irreplaceable."

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

"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix."

"In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get - The Future!"

"It's a very good historical book about history."

"The future will be better tomorrow."

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

"Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself."

"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."

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

"Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less."

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

"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 pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose Kingdom it stands, one Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe."

"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."

"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 American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make."

"This President is going to lead us out of this recovery."

"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. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?"

"Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite."