Joseph R. Biden Jr. Quotes

Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

Some of our finest work comes through service to others.

I saw the need for an organization of disinterested patriots, composed of all classes and all Christian creeds, who would be ready to serve their country in any emergency.

National service is America at its best.

A voluntary deed is infinitely more precious to our national ideas and spirit than a thousandfold poured from the treasury.

The end of all education should surely be service to others

I want to do things for the people of this country.

Every day, people serve their neighbors and our nation in many different ways, from helping a child learn and easing the loneliness of those without a family to defending our freedom overseas. It is in this spirit of dedication to others and to our country that I believe service should be broadly and deeply encouraged.

We are at our best when we give the ultimate sacrifice of putting other people, putting the country, putting our communities ahead of ourselves.

To work for the good of our country is not a shallow thing.

We have a bunch of American citizens who step up because that's what we do. We'll step up and go across the world to help people out. When it comes to our own backyard, it's always a different conversation.

I grew up in a family that was committed to service, to reaching out and helping others. That's what inspired me to work in public service.

As a radio personality, I'm a public servant, we all should be public servants in some way shape or form. I feel like my soul purpose is to be of service to others.

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.

We're all here to figure out how to best give ourselves away.

Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.

When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.

I think the main thing is to find something you care about. A cause. I think it starts with others. Who do you look up to? Who do you want to help? Start in your own community.

A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.

I'd always step up to the mark to serve the people of the country.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up.

My humanitarian work evolved from being with my family. My mom, my dad, they really set a great example for giving back. My mom was a nurse, my dad was a school teacher. But my mom did a lot of things for geriatrics and elderly people. She would do home visits for free.

I have a responsibility to devote my energy to my country and my people.