Quotes By Joe Biden

Just talk to me as a father - not what the Constitution says. What do you feel?

Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in Pakistan, we're spending $30 in Afghanistan. Does that make strategic sense?

It's presumptuous to say you know how somebody feels.

But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had.

In the middle of a recession, where we're just climbing out of it, where the economy -unemployment is still at 9.7 percent, the idea of raising taxes and reducing spending is a prescription for disaster.

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

Over the objections, where they sound like squealing pigs, over the objections of Romney and all his allies, we passed some of the toughest Wall Street regulations in history, turning Wall Street back into the allocator of capital it always has been and no longer a casino. And they want to repeal it.

You're looking at a middle-class guy. I am who I am.

You get a lawyer whether you're in a military tribunal or whether you're in a federal court, number one. The attorney general decided that the court with the biggest - with the greatest venue, with the best jurisdiction was the New York court. That was the right decision to make.

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.

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.

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

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.

For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community.

My recollection is - and I'd have to confirm this - but I don't recall paying any money to go to law school.

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.

The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.

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.

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.

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.

I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science.

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.

There's a lot of revisionist history that goes on these days about Iraq.

Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity.