Quotes from Joe Biden

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

My dad used to have an expression - 'It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.'

You know, my Grandpop Finnegan used to have an expression: he used to say, 'Joey, the guy in Olyphant's out of work, it's an economic slowdown. When your brother-in-law's out of work, it's a recession. When you're out of work, it's a depression.'

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

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.

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it's about a lot more than being able to make money.

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.

If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong.

I was not an activist.

Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend. She is qualified to be President of the United States of America. She's easily qualified to be Vice President of the United States of America.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.

America's commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our view - a sacred obligation not just for now, but for all time.

My Dad sold automobiles as a general manager of a General Motors automobile dealership. He was a job creator. Everyone of those cars he sold he created a job for somebody on the assembly line.

Quite frankly, Russian aggression in Ukraine and its illegal occupation of Crimea remind us that we still have a good deal more work to do to guarantee the strategic vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace.

I was first in my family to go to college.

I wish I had been more mature. I wish I had handled the immediate aftermath of the accident involving my family better.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including vice president, that I am more proud to wear than that of a senator of the United States.