[Iran is] closer to a nuclear weapon now than they were before, it doesn't have anything to do with whether or not the Quds Force is going to stop or going to continue to be engaged in activities: We can act against them and still have a deal where they curtail their nuclear program … so I still think it makes sense.

Joe Biden

John believed in the American people, not just the preambles. He... by Joe Biden

John believed in the American people, not just the preambles. He believed in the American people.

Believe always in the promise and greatness in America because nothing is inevitable here, he wanted America to be reminded and to understand.

John McCain’s impact on America is not over, it is not hyperbole. It is not over. I don’t think it’s even close.

John is going to take his rightful place in a long line of extraordinary leaders in this nation’s history, who in their own way stood for freedom and liberty, i know John said he hoped to play a small part in that story. John, you did much more than that, my friend.

Flattering dictators will not advance American interests. It make... by Joe Biden

Flattering dictators will not advance American interests. It makes us less safe.

The reason why the rest of the world in large part has repaired to us is not the example of our power, but the power of our example.

This wholly unnecessary crisis could ultimately put the safety of our country and our fellow citizens, including thousands of men and women in uniform serving across the Middle East, at risk by setting us back on a path to war with Iran.

John McCain knows John McCain's in a very, very, very precarious situation, and yet John McCain's still concerned about the state of the country.

I think the idea of focusing significant resources on interdicting or convicting people for smoking marijuana is a waste of our resources, that's different than [ legalization ]. Our policy for our Administration is still not legalization, and that is [ and ] continues to be our policy.

I know that by January, I'll have to make that decision, if God Almighty himself came down today and said,' The nomination is yours,' I'd say no. Where I'll be in eight months, I don't know. In the meantime, I'll do everything I can to be sure we elect a Democratic Congress this fall.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden asked me if I ’d like to debate this gentleman, and I said ‘ no. ’ I said, ‘ If we were in high school, I ’d take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him.

America will never, ever, ever stand down, we are Boston. We are America. We respond, we endure, we overcome and we own the finish line.

I think I could've won, do I regret not being president? Yes. by Joe Biden

I think I could've won, do I regret not being president? Yes.

Yeah, I am. I'm going to run in 2020. by Joe Biden

Yeah, I am. I'm going to run in 2020.

College campuses are communities. by Joe Biden

College campuses are communities.

We came to Toronto with three specific goals: to make sure the global (economic) recovery is strong and durable; to continue reforming the financial system; and to address the range of global issues that affect our prosperity and security. And we made progress in each of these areas.

I hope that the current administration lives up to the promises it has made to advance human rights for everyone by raising this issue directly with Russia's leaders, the United States must lead the way to demand an end to these egregious violations of human rights.

I call 17 Republicans and say, ‘ You know better, ’ nine of them said to me, ‘ You’re right Joe, but I ca n’t do anything about it because if I do the Koch brothers or somebody is going to drop $ 5 million into my race and I ’ll lose my primary. ’.

Some will criticize such a decision and say that it was nothing more than an attempt to save a seat on the court in hopes that a Democrat will be permitted to fill it, but that would not be our intention.

The answer is that I had planned on running for president, and although it would've been a difficult primary, I think I could've won, i don't know. Maybe not, but I thought I could've won.