Joe Biden Quotes

"We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line. Don't forget it."

"Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable."

"Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately."

"We didn't crumble after 9/11. We didn't falter after the Boston Marathon. But we're America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line."

"Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism."

"If I don't run for president, we'll all be OK."

"My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'"

"I know I'm not supposed to like muscle cars, but I like muscle cars."

"Now, people when I say that look at me and say, 'What are you talking about, Joe? You're telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?'. The answer is yes, that's what I'm telling you."

"The effects of climate change are real and must be acted on."

"If you need more than 10 rounds to hunt, and some argue they hunt with that many rounds, you shouldn't be hunting. If you can't get the deer in 3 shots, you shouldn't be hunting. You are an embarrassment."

"You want to know whether we're better off? I've got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive. Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive! Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive!"

"The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good."

"Given a fair shot, given a fair chance, Americans have never, ever, ever, ever let their country down. Never. Never. Ordinary people like us. Who do extraordinary things."

"The Chinese have figured out that they have a giant environmental problem. Folks in Beijing, some days, literally can't breathe. Over a million Chinese die prematurely every year because of air pollution."

"When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football."

"For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a government and institutions that abide by the rule of law. Every country faces challenges to the rule of law, including my own."

"In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."

"No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of Social Security."

"A diplomatic solution that puts significant and verifiable constraints on Iran's nuclear program represents the best and most sustainable chance to ensure that America, Israel, the entire Middle East will never be menaced by a nuclear-armed Iran."

"You know, my Grandpop Finnegan used to have an expression: he used to say, 'Joey, the guy in Olyphant's out of work, it's an economic slowdown. When your brother-in-law's out of work, it's a recession. When you're out of work, it's a depression.'"

"This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power."

"I guess every single word I've ever said is going to be dissected now."

"I used to stutter really badly. Everybody thinks it's funny. And it's not funny. It's not."

"Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other."

"We don't want two-tier people in America. Those who are legal but not citizens, and citizens."

"Putin sought to destabilize Ukraine's economy."

"You've got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country."

"You never make fun of anybody with a club foot or a withered arm, but it's open season on anybody who stutters."

"The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there."