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Quotes by Vice-president
"We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels."
15
"Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!"
15
"When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'"
14
"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."
14
"Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason."
14
"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."
14
"Well, I'm telling them two things. One is that, look, this is going to be something when the American people realize - once it's passed - that, A, it does take care of preexisting conditions; B, you're insurance rates aren't going to skyrocket; C, the insurance companies aren't going to be running the show like they were before; D, you're going to be in a position where you can keep your insurance that you have. That once the American public realizes that, you're going to get a reward for this. They're going to be rewarded."
13
"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."
13
"The presidency is more than a popularity contest."
11
"What this country needs is a really good five cent cigar."
8
"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."
7
"The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive."
7
"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."
Will,
6
"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."
5
"We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'."
5
"In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get - The Future!"
5
"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."
5
"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?"
4
"Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us."
4
"Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite."
3
"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."
3
"Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less."
3
"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."
3
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
3
"I was known as the chief grave robber of my state."
3
"This President is going to lead us out of this recovery."
2
"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make."
2
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
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