"If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?'"

This quote by John Cleese is a funny jab at former Vice President Dan Quayle. It indicates that if life were fair, Quayle would not have been able to rise to the level of Vice President, but instead would be relegated to a lower-paying job such as a fast food worker. The quote suggests that Quayle is not gotten approved for the greater positions he has held, which he would be better fit to a more routine task. It likewise suggests that Quayle is not particularly smart or capable, and that he would be much better fit to a job that needs little thought or effort. The quote is a funny way of revealing the concept that Quayle is not particularly gotten approved for the positions he has actually held, and that if life were reasonable, he would be relegated to a lower-paying task.