Joseph R. Biden Jr. Quotes

I think that people have to reward those individuals who are prepared to work across the political aisle. I don't see any other way; if you don't talk to people with whom you disagree, you're never going to solve problems.

I choose to bring people together. I choose to seek compromise.

Heck, nobody gets along perfectly. But what we have is respect for one another. We have a system where one guy can veto anything.

If you are willing to listen and if you are willing to sit around the table, sometimes especially with the people who you think you disagree with the most, it is still really possible to get things done.

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.

The one thing I'm convinced George W. Bush is good at is bipartisanship. It's clearly something he enjoys personally.

In a divided government, you can't just say, 'It's my way or the highway.'

I'm committed to fulfilling my promises to my people, including my pledge to engage in constructive interaction with the world.

You cannot work with men who won't work with you.

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

If we cannot agree, then at least we ought to move on.

And as long as your cats is loyal to what y'all are standing for, and they know how to play the game, it should be no way you can lose. It's about compromising; it's about respecting one another's position, and about going with your heart as far as what you believe in.

And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.

I sure tried to help deliver compromise, consensus, bipartisanship.

There comes a point, in any kind of, whether it's in your family discussions or business or whatever, where you finally have to get over the making of the points and now let's see if we can find common ground.

You can never solve a problem without talking to people with whom you disagree. The United States Senate is predicated and based on consensus building. That was certainly the vision of the founding fathers.

Things happen in American politics in the political center. If the President will meet us in the center, there are things we can accomplish.

We aren't going to agree on everything and there will be other areas where we will be working together.

I believe any time that both parties are talking, it's a good thing.

My policy is trust—peace, and to put aside the bayonet

Two dogs never agree about one bone.

I don't twist arms. I shake hands.

If someone agrees with you they're a statesman. If someone disagrees with you, they're a politician.

He [her husband] asks me for advice and doesn't take it as much as he does.

Peace itself is not made by documents. Peace is made by good will among men.