A lot of people criticized me for speaking out, not long ago, about gay marriage. I could not remain silent any longer. It's the civil rights of our day. It's the issue of our day.

I'm not big on flak jackets and tie-dyed shirts. You know, that's not me.

I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction beyond that.

When you're appealing to people's fears and anxieties, you can make some gains.

It's gonna be one of the great achievements of this administration.

Don't be intimidated by power, wealth or station, character alone makes all the difference.

It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden, would make a great United States senator - just as I believe he has been a great attorney general. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own.