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Portrait of Joe Biden

Joe Biden

(1942) University Teacher United States

546 quotes in 2145 categories

Joe Biden’s 546 statements span decades of public service, personal loss, and hopeful optimism. The collection offers a candid look at a leader who often leans on shared experience and a belief in collective progress.

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Joe Biden is an university teacher from the United States, best known for Promise Me, Dad.

Quick Facts About Joe Biden

Born: November 20, 1942
Nationality: United States
Profession: University Teacher
Notable works: Promise Me, Dad
Known for: Promises to Keep, Promise Me, Dad
Spouse: Neilia Hunter

About Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009 and also served as the 47th vice president under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Presidential Medal of Freedom Time 100 Order of the Three Stars Laetare Medal Nishan-e-Pakistan St. George's Order of Victory Order of Liberty Ellis Island Medal of Honor

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Walk of the Brave plaque Presidential Medal of Distinction Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Iraq Commitment Medal Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Hilal-e-Pakistan Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá Cross of Military Merit

Quotes by Joe Biden

Life is a matter of really tough choices.

Choice

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I have 'Parents' magazine in my home.

Home

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“This is a big fucking deal!”

2010

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I've never been called a man of few words.

Called

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This is a big f...ing deal!

Bigs

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Al Gore invented the Internet.

Al gore

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I've been really, really fortunate.

Been

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Corruption is just another form of tyranny.

Another

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Everyone working 40 hrs a week should have a shot at a decent life.

Decent

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No public funding for abortion; it imposes a view.

Abortion

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Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after.

Decade

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

Achilles

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War should always be the absolute last resort.

Absolute

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We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line. Don't forget it.

America

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I have never left another senator out to dry. Never.

Another

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I've learned a long time ago, you don't say anything for absolutely certain.

Certain

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The more people learn about them (Obama and Hillary) and how they handle the pressure, the more their support will evaporate.

Handle

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“The only way I survived, the only way I got through it, was by staying busy and keeping my mind, when it…

Psychology

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I believe health care is a basic right. If education - you're entitled to an education, why wouldn't you be entitled to…

Adequate

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You know, I heard that death panel argument from Sarah Palin. It seems every vice presidential debate I hear this kind of…

Death

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When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when…

Able

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Romania can be a linchpin in delivering gas to its neighbors and even become an energy exporter for its neighbors across Central…

Across

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I believe the measure of a man isn't just the road he's traveled; it's the choices he's made along the way.

Believe

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A man I'm proud to call my friend. A man who will be the next President of the United States — Barack America!

America

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What's four years in our long American history? Remember when I asked that wheelchair-bound politician to "stand up." It turns me off…

American history

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Prime Minister Netanyahu has, as Minister Livni knows, has been my friend for over 30 years. We drive each other crazy. But…

Acknowledged

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These, look, these guys haven't been big on Medicare from the beginning. Their party's not been big on Medicare from the beginning.…

Health

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When you're looking at a president, Martha, it seems to me that you should take a look at his most important responsibility.…

Cybersecurity

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I don't think any man or woman should run for president unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to…

Energy

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I think it is manmade. I think it's clearly manmade. If you don't understand what the cause is, it's virtually impossible to…

Causes

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There is no question that I would be the better president. But as for the campaign, are Americans ready for a general…

Add

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The truth is, my dad was a great driver. I mean, he could handle an automobile. He loved speed. He used to…

Ambulance

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To overcome this obstacle, and to discover and dismantle Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, UNMOVIC and the IAEA must interview relevant…

Agency

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My position is that I am personally opposed to abortion, but I don't think I have a right to impose my view…

Abortion

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We spent $100 billion on education, saving the education system 300,000 teachers who were laid off because of the recession. We also…

Bigs

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Look, I don't doubt his personal generosity. And I understand what it's like. When I was a little younger than the congressman,…

Automobile industry

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We see no justification in these economic times for those, and they're patriotic Americans. They're not asking for this continued tax cut.…

Economic times

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The public has moved beyond politicians. For example, I'm not worried about them repealing protections for the LGBT community, because the public…

Able

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Well, I'm telling them two things. One is that, look, this is going to be something when the American people realize -…

American people

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If we were able to put every single solitary cancer cell that has a genomic - had their genome done in one…

Able

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