Biden: "Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people."

Biden: "For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community."

Biden: "My position is that I am personally opposed to abortion, but I don't think I have a right to impose my view on the rest of society. I've thought a lot about it, and my position probably doesn't please anyone. I think the government should stay out completely. I will not vote to overturn the Court's decision. I will not vote to curtail a woman's right to choose abortion. But I will also not vote to use federal funds to fund abortion."

Biden: "We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society, for nothing suffocates the promise of America more than unbounded cynicism and indifference."

Biden: "Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable."

Biden: "The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good."

Biden: "Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs."

Biden: "I have no doubt that Russia will and should remain a major source of energy supplies for Europe and the world."

Biden: "My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'"

Biden: "Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism."

Biden: "If you need more than 10 rounds to hunt, and some argue they hunt with that many rounds, you shouldn't be hunting. If you can't get the deer in 3 shots, you shouldn't be hunting. You are an embarrassment."

Biden: "For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a government and institutions that abide by the rule of law. Every country faces challenges to the rule of law, including my own."

Biden: "We didn't crumble after 9/11. We didn't falter after the Boston Marathon. But we're America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line."