Joe Biden Quotes

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, Keep, Talking

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.
Joe Biden

Moving, Cannot, Growth

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.
Joe Biden

Freedom, Free, American

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.'
Joe Biden

Greed, Said, Talk

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.
Joe Biden

Idea, Economy, Percent

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.
Joe Biden

Him, Give, Able

Let's just be smart this time. I'm looking for smart.
Joe Biden

Time, Smart, Looking

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

Society, Long, Community

In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.
Joe Biden

Become, Emotion, Style

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

Government, Fear, American

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

Father, Talk, Says

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, Country, Thanking

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

Truth, Hurt, Someone

America doesn't have health insurance.
Joe Biden

Health, America, Insurance

Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity.
Joe Biden

Awesome, Departure, Created

Barack Obama is probably the most exciting candidate that either the Democratic or Republican party has produced at least since I've been around. He's fresh, he's new, he's insightful.
Joe Biden

Around, Since, Republican

Every Republican's voted for it. Look at what they value and look at their budget and what they're proposing. Romney wants to let the - he said in the first 100 days he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules - unchain Wall Street. They're gonna put y'all back in chains.
Joe Biden

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.
Joe Biden

Civil, Liberals, Achilles

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

Dad, Down, Said

No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of Social Security.
Joe Biden

Real, Matter, Personal

Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.
Joe Biden

Mean, Remember, Vote

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.
Joe Biden

Give, American, Public

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.
Joe Biden

Respect, Long, Around

Well, I'm telling them two things. One is that, look, this is going to be something when the American people realize - once it's passed - that, A, it does take care of preexisting conditions; B, you're insurance rates aren't going to skyrocket; C, the insurance companies aren't going to be running the show like they were before; D, you're going to be in a position where you can keep your insurance that you have. That once the American public realizes that, you're going to get a reward for this. They're going to be rewarded.
Joe Biden

Care, Two, Before

You know we're going to control the insurance companies.
Joe Biden

Control, Insurance, Companies

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Vice President

Born: November 20, 1942

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