In the good old days when I was a senator, I was my own man.
Social Security's not the hard one to solve. Medicare, that is the gorilla in the room, and you've got to put all of it on the table.
I didn't play soccer; I played that other football in grade school through college.
When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football.
I used to say to my late wife, 'I have great faith in the American people.'
We're going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine.
I can die a happy man never having been president of the United States of America. But it doesn't mean I won't run.
America doesn't have health insurance.
The American people have not become heartless.
The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.
We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.
I don't say very much I don't really think through. I know that sounds inconsistent with Joe Biden.
Income inequity has to be addressed.
There is no inherent power in the office of the vice presidency. Zero. None. It's all a reflection of your relationship with the president. I mean, Kennedy never let Johnson in the office.
No nation should stoke instability in its neighbor's country.
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.
You know we're going to control the insurance companies.
The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.
My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'
Let's just be smart this time. I'm looking for smart.