“There's one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and - I'm going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself - I think most respect me.”
Respect
“The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.”
HopeAll Quotes by Joe Biden
“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.”
Money“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.”
Home“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.”
Environmental“America doesn't have health insurance.”
Health“We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.”
Society“The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.”
Hope“There's a lot of revisionist history that goes on these days about Iraq.”
History“For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community.”
Society“You've got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country.”
Friendship“A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.”
Truth“Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!”
Government“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.”
Freedom“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.”
Home“My recollection is - and I'd have to confirm this - but I don't recall paying any money to go to law school.”
Money“This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.”
Power“My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'”
Dad“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.”
Future“We're going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine.”
Courage“I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science.”
History