Joseph Biden actually said...

"We have the capacity to help change this and to do so in a way that gives people hope and gives people reason to believe."

"My mother believed that if I just put one more coat of wax on my head I'd be able to fly."

"The American people are generous, but we're not stupid. And right now they're feeling a little bit like: We're sending a lot of stuff over there, how do we know it's getting to the right place?"

"The world is looking to us. And we need to lead."