Quotes By Joe Biden

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.

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

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.

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.'

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.

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.

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.