I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science.
I guess every single word I've ever said is going to be dissected now.
I ran for the Senate six times. And one of the things I know about Senate races off years and on races, and on years, the same as governor's races, is it's all local. It all gets down to what the specific issues in that - in that district or that state is.
'Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars.' Guess what? Yes, we do in one regard: We want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super-wealthy. That's not a tax raise. That's called fairness where I come from.
No one ever doubts that I mean what I say. The problem is I sometimes say all that I mean.
I have never left another senator out to dry. Never.
We Americans think, in every country in transition, there's a Thomas Jefferson hiding behind some rock or a James Madison beyond one sand dune.
People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it's about a lot more than being able to make money.
You've all seen over the last eight years what President Obama means to this country. He is the embodiment of honor, resolve, and character - one of the finest presidents we have ever had.
I always wonder when it was that I was embraced.
Global energy security is a vital part of America's national security.
I exaggerate when I'm angry, but I've never gone around telling people things that aren't true about me.
On the way back from Mumbai to go meet with President Xi in China, I stopped in Singapore to meet with a guy named Lee Kuan Yew, who most foreign policy experts around the world say is the wisest man in the Orient.
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.
It is my view that we cannot conduct foreign policy at the extremes.
We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line. Don't forget it.
I'm not big on flak jackets and tie-dyed shirts. You know, that's not me.
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.'
Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other.
Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.