Joe Biden

"A diplomatic solution that puts significant and verifiable constraints on Iran's nuclear program represents the best and most sustainable chance to ensure that America, Israel, the entire Middle East will never be menaced by a nuclear-armed Iran."

"Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs."

"Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable."

"For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community."

"I have a really close relationship with Mike Bloomberg."

"My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'"

"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.'"

"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.'"

"Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people."

"The Chinese have figured out that they have a giant environmental problem. Folks in Beijing, some days, literally can't breathe. Over a million Chinese die prematurely every year because of air pollution."

"The moral disapprobation of society has an impact on behavior in societies."

"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."

"This is absolutely bizarre that we continue to subsidize highways beyond the gasoline tax, airlines, and we don't subsidize, we don't want to subsidize a national rail system that has environmental impact."

"We don't want two-tier people in America. Those who are legal but not citizens, and citizens."

"We're going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine."

"When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football."