I think the only reason Clarence Thomas is on the court is because he is black Joe Biden More Quotes by Joe Biden More Quotes From Joe Biden Grow up, Donald Trump. Grow up. Time to be an adult. You're president. You gotta do something. Show us what you have. Joe Biden growing-upadultspresident Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. Joe Biden governmentattitudelying My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast he got back up. I made a pledge to myself that I would get up and emerge from this debacle better for having gone through it. I would live up to the expectation I had for myself. I would be the kind of man I wanted to be. Joe Biden expectationsmenfather My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be president of the United States, I could be, I could be Vice President! 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Joe Biden knowswantbelieve Barack and I see a future... where no one, no one is forced to live in the shadows of intolerance. Joe Biden gay-rightsshadowgay I am a Catholic. I can't say that without pointing out that I oppose abortion with all my heart and soul. Bill Clinton wanted them safe and rare. Barack Obama is heartsick that so many people he knows have had abortions. But we're all pro-choice and believe in reproductive freedom and oppose the Republicans' War on Women. Joe Biden heartwarbelieve In presidential campaign I released a 65-page file from the Syracuse University College of Law that showed poor grades, back in college, also. If I were plagiarizing consistently, my grades would have been better. Joe Biden presidentialcollegelaw A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me. Joe Biden hurt-metelling-the-truthhurt I am very optimistic about - about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government. Joe Biden optimisticsummermoving I worked at an all-black swimming pool in the east side of Wilmington, I was involved in what the Negroes, I mean, blacks were thinking, what they were feeling. Joe Biden swimmingmeanthinking There is a middle class in America for only one reason: organized labor. If not for organized labor, where would you find a job where you had some sense that you had a shot of leaving behind something better than you inherited?. Joe Biden classjobsamerica The public has moved beyond politicians. For example, I'm not worried about them repealing protections for the LGBT community, because the public is beyond that. I'm not worried about them being able to change the way in which we have reached out and provided many more opportunities for women. And I - but here's what does concern me. What concerns me is that they will make some judgments in the foreign policy area, without having thought it through that may cause a lot of problems. Joe Biden lgbt-communityexampleopportunity Look, guys, no matter what a girl does, no matter how she's dressed, no matter how much she's had to drink, it's never, never, never, never, never OK to touch her without her consent. This doesn't make you a man. It makes you a coward. Joe Biden girlpowerfulmen I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man. Joe Biden nicestupidmean Life is a matter of really tough choices. Joe Biden toughchoicesmatter Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend. She is qualified to be President of the United States of America. She's easily qualified to be Vice President of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me. But she's first rate. Joe Biden vicespresidentamerica
