Joseph R. Biden Jr. Quotes

Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.

I don't think you run just because political opportunity is there. That's how we wind up with politicians who aren't ready for their jobs.

I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman - not me, not Bill, nobody - more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America.

It is often constructive to meet with a candidate for a particular office, but I believe what is most important is the candidate's track record.

Even if I disagree with Obama on many, many things, he is certainly qualified to be president. He is certainly competent to be president.

I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.

Secretary Clinton is perfectly capable of defending her own service in office.

I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it.

Francois Hollande is an intelligent man. I do not have a problem with him. The only thing is, he has never held office at the state level. Honestly, can you imagine Francois Hollande as president of France? Imagine it!

I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.

I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It sure was enough when I ran for Congress.

Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president.

The issue is not the length of your resume but the strength of your vision.

It is not enough that a President should be patriotic and high-minded in his intentions and wise in his purposes; he must also be efficient in carrying them out.

A candidate’s command of foreign policy acts as a proxy for assessing broader leadership abilities.

Hillary Clinton's progress as a public figure and politician can, in fact, be indexed perfectly by her relationship to Henry Kissinger.

I think I'm ready to lead. I'm ready first to be a supportive vice president so that the presidency of Hillary Clinton is a fantastic one. But if something were to put that in my path, as much as any human being would be ready, I'd be ready. And you gotta approach it with humility.

I would love to be the president of United States, and I think I would be good at it, but it's too late, and it is too hard.

Being president isn't anything like reality TV. It's not about sending insulting tweets or making fiery speeches; it's about whether or not the candidate can handle the awesome responsibility of leading this country.

I support Hillary Clinton for the presidency because her experience and her record demonstrate that she's qualified to hold the job.

Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.

Based on my experience and record, I'm the best person to take Jeff Sessions' place.

Hillary Clinton does not know what she's doing on anything. Hillary Clinton wouldn't be where she is if her name wasn't Clinton. She doesn't have any stand-alone achievements, stand-out achievements and accomplishments that in any way recommend her to the presidency.

It's said that Putin can't stand Hillary Clinton. I don't know that for a fact, but it certainly looks that way, but I think her approach to Russia stands up pretty well.