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Quotes by Vice-president
"Our democracy, our constitutional framework is really a kind of software for harnessing the creativity and political imagination for all of our people. The American democratic system was an early political version of Napster."
33
"The presidency is more than a popularity contest."
32
"I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child."
31
"The heart of the security agenda is protecting lives - and we now know that the number of people who will die of AIDS in the first decade of the 21st Century will rival the number that died in all the wars in all the decades of the 20th century."
31
"As president, I will bring all the parties and stakeholders together. I am going to come up with a solution that respects the environment and does not cause an upheaval in the economy."
30
"I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system."
30
"Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason."
28
"Once there were two brothers: one ran away to sea, the other was elected Vice-President-and nothing was ever heard from either of them again."
28
"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."
24
"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."
23
"Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less."
23
"What this country needs is a really good five cent cigar."
22
"In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get - The Future!"
21
"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."
20
"We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'."
20
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
20
"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?"
19
"The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive."
19
"This President is going to lead us out of this recovery."
18
"Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite."
17
"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."
17
"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."
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17
"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."
16
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
16
"I was known as the chief grave robber of my state."
16
"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make."
15
"Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us."
15
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