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Portrait of Jill Biden

Jill Biden

(1951) First Lady

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Jill Biden is a First Lady, best known for Joey.

Quick Facts About Jill Biden

Born: June 3, 1951
Profession: First Lady
Notable works: Joey

About Jill Biden

She was Second Lady from 2009 to 2017 while her husband was vice president. From 2009 to 2024 she taught English at Northern Virginia Community College. She was the first First Lady to keep a paid job and to continue her professional work outside the White House for most of her tenure.

Quotes by Jill Biden · Page 2

I'm not a politician. I am an English teacher.

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Teaching is what I've always done.

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I guess the White House is kind of confining.

Confining

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I loved teaching English and giving my students confidence.

Confidence

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We can end cancer as we know it.

Cancer

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Being a teacher is not what I do, it's who I am.

Being a teacher

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We can learn something from every single medical interaction. Every case, every patient has a lesson to teach us.

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I don't think any mother who has lost a child is ever the same.

Child

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As a political spouse, I've found that my stoicism often serves me well.

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I think it's important how I come across to my students. I want them to see how professional women dress.

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I think that running creates a sense of balance in my life. And it really calms me down.

Balance

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People know Joe Biden. They've seen the strong parts of his character and how resilient he is.

Character

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I think exercise is really important, not just for your physical self, for your body, but for your head.

Body

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For laid-off workers, community colleges offer job-certification programs that teach new skills and professions.

Community

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I am not a speaker. The more you do it, the easier it becomes, but I always want to be prepared, and…

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Marrying Joe wasn't just about him. It was about Hunter and Beau as well. They had endured the loss of one mother…

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A lot of students who are 18 or 19 go to college partly for the social aspect of it. At the community…

College

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As a lifelong educator and as part of a military family, the way we reach out to military children in our classrooms…

Children

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Actually, after many years on the campaign trail, there is not a particular food that I've come across that I would avoid.

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Life is difficult, and if you sit around waiting for fun to show up, you'll find yourself going without it more often…

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My students have shown me so many times that it's not always about being the perfect person in the perfect position -…

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What I said was that Joe's family was different than my family, that he came from a very affectionate family. My family…

Affection

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Most women I know have been harassed in some way. And you never wanted to report it, because you were afraid of…

Courage

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We've seen the struggle, and we know that most American families are dealing with some sort of struggle like we are. And…

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Many Americans don't know anyone in the military, so they aren't aware that, on average, a military child attends six to nine…

Children

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My students are working one, sometimes two jobs. They have kids. They're going school. They're dealing with real everyday problems. They are…

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I remember my grandmother taking me and my sisters to the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. We would watch the diving bell…

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I was in the classroom four days after the inauguration, because I said to Joe when we got elected, 'Joe, I really…

Classroom

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Not only had I not expected a random call from Joe Biden, but I could never have imagined he would make that…

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You know, cancer is bipartisan. I mean, there are so many people whose lives are touched and changed by cancer that people…

Cancer

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We need women to better reflect the social fabric of our society.

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Sometimes I feel like I've forgotten how to be the mom after the death of my son.

Death

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I'm an English teacher, so I'm used to reading and I'm used to reading out loud.

English teacher

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I love the women who are coming back to school and getting their degrees because they're so focused.

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People have not really noticed community colleges, but they are where students really become successful.

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The role I have always felt most at home in is being 'Dr. B.'

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Education teaches us compassion and kindness, connection to others.

Compassion

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I've always believed you've got to steal the joyful moments when you can.

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We need good reading programs, and we need equity in schools.

Education

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I think it's important for every woman to have her own money and be independent.

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Jill Biden by topic

Education (31) Community (20) Community Colleges (13) Community college (12) College (12) People (11) Life (11) Family (10)