Not Quite tftd's
Some quotes that just weren't cut out to be tftd's
"SMOKING KILLS, AND IF YOU'RE KILLED, YOU'VE
LOST A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR LIFE."
Anti-smoking spokesperson Brooke Shields
"WE ARE READY FOR AN UNFORESEEN EVENT
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR."
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle
"THE PRESIDENT HAS KEPT ALL OF THE
PROMISES HE INTENDED TO KEEP."
Clinton aide George Stephanopolous speaking on
Larry King Live
"THE POLICE ARE NOT HERE TO CREATE
DISORDER, THEY'RE HERE TO PRESERVE
DISORDER"
Former Chicago mayor Daley during the infamous
1968 convention
"IF YOU'VE SEEN ONE REDWOOD TREE, YOU'VE
SEEN THEM ALL"
Forestry expert Ronald Reagan
"TRADITIONALLY, MOST OF AUSTRALIA'S
IMPORTS COME FROM OVERSEAS"
Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel
Enderbery
"IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE HERE IN THE GREAT
STATE OF CHICAGO"
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle
"THE STREETS ARE SAFE IN PHILADELPHIA, IT'S
ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THEM UNSAFE"
Former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Chief
Frank Rizzo
"THE INTERNET IS A GREAT WAY TO GET ON THE
NET"
Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole
"IT IS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS"
Andrew Mathis
"HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT STATUE"
Boston mayor Thomas Menino on former mayor
John Collins
"IT'S LIKE AN ALCATRAZ AROUND MY NECK"
Boston mayor Menino on the shortage of city
parking spaces
"I WAS RECENTLY ON A TOUR OF LATIN
AMERICA, AND THE ONLY REGRET I HAVE WAS
THAT I DIDN'T STUDY LATIN HARDER IN SCHOOL
SO I COULD CONVERSE WITH THOSE PEOPLE"
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle
"THEY'RE MULTIPURPOSE. NOT ONLY DO THEY
PUT THE CLIPS ON, BUT THEY TAKE THEM OFF."
Pratt & Whitney spokesperson explaining why the
company charged the Air Force nearly $1000 for an
ordinary pair of pliers.
"WE'RE GOING TO TURN THIS TEAM AROUND 360
DEGREES."
Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas
Mavericks
"I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE SOME REPORTERS
PAWING THROUGH OUR PAPERS. WE ARE THE
PRESIDENT."
Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of
subpoenaed documents
"WHEN MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE THROWN
OUT OF WORK, UNEMPLOYMENT RESULTS."
Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
"CHINA IS A BIG COUNTRY, INHABITED BY MANY
CHINESE"
Former French President Charles De Gaulle
"THE LOSS OF LIFE WILL BE IRREPLACEABLE."
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle on the
San Francisco earthquake
"THAT LOWDOWN SCOUNDREL DESERVES TO
BE KICKED TO DEATH BY A JACKASS, AND I'M
JUST THE ONE TO DO IT."
A congressional candidate in Texas
"IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME TO ESTABLISH A
WINNER IMAGE. THEREFORE, I HAVE TO BEAT
SOMEBODY."
Richard M. Nixon
"THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING ENOUGH
ABOUT CLEANING UP THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS
IS A GOOD PLANET."
Mr. New Jersey contestant when asked what he
would do with a million dollars.
"WHEN I HAVE BEEN ASKED DURING THESE LAST
WEEKS WHO CAUSED THE RIOTS AND THE
KILLING IN L.A., MY ANSWER HAS BEEN DIRECT
AND SIMPLE: WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE RIOTS?
THE RIOTERS ARE TO BLAME. WHO IS TO BLAME
FOR THE KILLINGS? THE KILLERS ARE TO
BLAME."
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle on the
complex social issues behind the Los Angeles Riots
"THINGS ARE MORE LIKE THEY ARE NOW THAN
THEY EVER WERE BEFORE."
Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
"A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE, SOONER OR
LATER IT ADDS UP TO REAL MONEY."
Everett Dirksen
"A VERBAL CONTRACT ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER
IT'S WRITTEN ON."
Samuel Goldwyn
"REPUBLICANS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE
OF BONDAGE BETWEEN A MOTHER AND CHILD.
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle on
Republican family values
"I DON'T FEEL WE DID WRONG IN TAKING THIS
GREAT COUNTRY AWAY FROM THEM. THERE
WERE GREAT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO
NEEDED NEW LAND, AND THE INDIANS WERE
SELFISHLY TRYING TO KEEP IT FOR
THEMSELVES."
John Wayne (former Republican Fund Raiser and
occasional actor)
"HALF THIS GAME IS NINETY PERCENT MENTAL."
Philadelphia Phillies manager Danny Ozark
"IT ISN'T POLLUTION THAT'S HARMING THE
ENVIRONMENT. IT'S THE IMPURITIES IN OUR AIR
AND WATER THAT ARE DOING IT."
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle
"WITHOUT CENSORSHIP, THINGS CAN GET
TERRIBLY CONFUSED IN THE PUBLIC MIND."
General William Westmoreland
"WHAT A WASTE IT IS TO LOSE ONE'S MIND. OR
NOT TO HAVE A MIND IS BEING VERY WASTEFUL.
HOW TRUE THAT IS."
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle at a
fundraising event for the United Negro College Fund.
He was attempting to quote the line "a mind is a terrible
thing to waste"
"IF YOU LET THAT SORT OF THING GO ON, YOUR
BREAD AND BUTTER WILL BE CUT RIGHT OUT
FROM UNDER YOUR FEET."
Former British foreign minister Ernest Bevin
"I LOVE CALIFORNIA. I PRACTICALLY GREW UP IN
PHOENIX."
Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle
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