Joe Biden

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

“I believe the American people have a genuine and justifiable fear of government intrusion in what they instinctively know is going to be an ever more intrusive world.”

“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.”

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

“Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the peoples of the world free is something that all of us subscribe to.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand - demand - demand change.”

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

“There used to be an old bad joke. I hope it's not so much a good joke anymore. 'Everybody's from Scranton; no one's in Scranton.'”

“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.”

“We're going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine.”

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

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

“My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'”

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

“Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs.”

“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.”