Quotes By Joe Biden

I was not an activist.

The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I'm going to do it.

This is absolutely bizarre that we continue to subsidize highways beyond the gasoline tax, airlines, and we don't subsidize, we don't want to subsidize a national rail system that has environmental impact.

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

When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces.

Presumptuous for me to say, but at least - at a minimum - I've been able to influence the direction of the Democratic Party on foreign policy. And I've been relatively - presumptuous to say - relatively successful legislatively in the Senate, being able to win a lot of Republican friends, and being able to cross the aisle.

The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.

I'm not big on flak jackets and tie-dyed shirts. You know, that's not me.

During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

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.

It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator - just as I believe he has been a great Attorney General. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own.

America doesn't have health insurance.

The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.

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.'

In my neighborhood, when you've got something to say to a guy, you look him in the eye and you say it to him.

The Recovery Act is working, but it's going to continue to work. It's not over. A lot's going to happen this summer. And even after the summer, there's more to come with the act.

Folks, you're the reason that the automobile industry is back. Whether it was the wage freezes, the plant closures, folks, you sacrificed to keep your companies open. Because of your productivity, the combined auto companies have committed to invest another $23 billion in expansion in America.

The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community.

Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity.

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.

The American people have not become heartless.

If you're in a confined aircraft; when one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft.

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

In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.

Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.

Barack Obama is probably the most exciting candidate that either the Democratic or Republican party has produced at least since I've been around. He's fresh, he's new, he's insightful.

I always wonder when it was that I was embraced.

I know what I believe, I know what I want to do, and I'm just comfortable saying it, and laying it out there.