Joe Biden

Joe Biden

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Joe Biden, a President of the United States from 2021 to 2025, combined accomplishment with the ability to express hard-won truths in unforgettable language. Whether reflecting on Society or Money, Joe Biden brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Discover 33 of Joe Biden's most memorable quotes, ranging across Society, Money, History, Government, and Power. Among their most shared lines: "America doesn't have health insurance."

“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.”

— Joe Biden

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

— Joe Biden

Money

“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.”

— Joe Biden

Environmental

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

— Joe Biden

Power

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

— Joe Biden

History

“Look folks, we know who built this country and we know who is going to rebuild it. It's you. Instead of vilifying you, we should be thanking you. We owe you.”

— Joe Biden

Thankful

“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.”

— Joe Biden

Home

“We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.”

— Joe Biden

Society

“Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!”

— Joe Biden

Government

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

— Joe Biden

Courage

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

— Joe Biden

Society

“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.”

— Joe Biden

History

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

— Joe Biden

Alone

“The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.”

— Joe Biden

Hope

“I was kind of secretly hoping one of my kids would go out and make a million bucks. So when they put me in a home, at least I'll have a window with a view.”

— Joe Biden

Home

“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.”

— Joe Biden

Fear

“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.”

— Joe Biden

Money

“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.”

— Joe Biden

Future

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

— Joe Biden

Friendship

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

— Joe Biden

Society

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

— Joe Biden

Truth