When violence against women is no longer societally accepted, no longer kept secret; when everyone understands that even one case is too many. That's when it will change.
Joe BidenRead
We're going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine.
Interpretation
The quote expresses confidence in the resilience and strength of the American people.
In this quote, Joe Biden emphasizes the inherent qualities of grit, determination, and courage possessed by the American people, suggesting that these traits will lead to overcoming challenges. It reflects an optimistic perspective on the ability of citizens to endure hardships and bounce back stronger, reinforcing the belief in collective strength during difficult times.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming adversity.
When violence against women is no longer societally accepted, no longer kept secret; when everyone understands that even one case is too many. That's when it will change.
There's good reason to be excited. You have the first woman running who is qualified, and a very attractive African-American who has demonstrated crossover appeal. I got involved in politics 40 years ago during the civil rights movement, so yes, it's an exciting thing.
There will come a day, I promise you, when the thought of your son, or daughter, or your wife or your husband, brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. It will happen. My prayer for you is that day will come sooner than later.
Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.
I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived from the constitution. My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist. They were given to me and each of my fellow citizens by our creator, and they represent the essence of human dignity.
America's leaders have to find a way to work together, rise to the challenge, and come up with solutions as bold and visionary as the people of this nation.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
An act of heroism, of extraordinary courage, the grandeur of it, won't easily inspire us to act in imitation, but it can inspire us to emulate its author. For that, we should learn what we can of the whole experience of the subject, the hero's life, as it was before and after, and believe that trying to emulate the character it reveals is one tried way to prepare for the tests that might await us and gain hope that our courage will not be wanting in the moment.
We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!
I open a paperclip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry for help, then what is this. A whimper, a peep? I draw little window cracks of blood, etching line after line until it stops hurting.
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
That's why I want to change Mississippi. You don't run away from problems - you just face them.
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