--- title: "Best Joe Manchin Quotes" description: "Joseph Anthony Manchin III is an American politician and businessman from West Virginia. Browse 48 Joe Manchin quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b113/author-joe-manchin-13912.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b113/author-joe-manchin-13912.jpg) # Joe Manchin (1947) Politician United States **48** quotes in **283** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Joe Manchin is a politician from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Joe Manchin Born August 24, 1947 Nationality United States Profession Politician Spouse Gayle Conelly Manchin ## About Joe Manchin Joseph Anthony Manchin III is an American politician and businessman from West Virginia. Manchin served from 2001 to 2005 as the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia, from 2005 to 2010 as the 34th governor of West Virginia, and from 2010 to 2025 as a United States senator from West Virginia. Manchin was a Democrat throughout his political career until he became an independent in 2024. ## Awards & Honors Time 100 Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Governors or Statewide Elected Officials ## Quotes by Joe Manchin · Page 2 > [Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/every-child-should-have-a-caring-adult-in-their-lives-and-that-s-not/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/joe-manchin-13912_adults_every-child-should-have-a-caring-adult-i_83532.png) > [Wherever there is one job on the verge of being lost, I will fight to save it. Wherever there is one company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/wherever-there-is-one-job-on-the-verge-of-being-lost-i-will-fight-to/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [Company](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/company/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70a/joe-manchin-13912_company_wherever-there-is-one-job-on-the-verge-o_1288308.jpg) > [I just think, you know, when we talk about a politician, I think a person has to be themselves. Let the voters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/i-just-think-you-know-when-we-talk-about-a-politician-i-think-a/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [I think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/joe-manchin-13912_i-think_i-just-think-you-know-when-we-talk-about_2173854.png) > [My grandmother had a great saying. It always stuck with me: 'People don't care how much you know until they know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/my-grandmother-had-a-great-saying-it-always-stuck-with-me-people-don/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/joe-manchin-13912_always_my-grandmother-had-a-great-saying-it-alw_1127702.png) > [I would never abdicate, nor would I expect any other governor to abdicate, the responsibility to protect the people of my state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/i-would-never-abdicate-nor-would-i-expect-any-other-governor-to/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [Governor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/governor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/joe-manchin-13912_governor_i-would-never-abdicate-nor-would-i-expec_1267780.png) > [A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/a-child-s-geographic-location-race-or-parent-s-income-level-should/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/joe-manchin-13912_children_a-child-s-geographic-location-race-or-pa_477798.png) > [Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/come-to-west-virginia-and-we-ll-show-you-how-to-live-how-to-treat/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/joe-manchin-13912_business_come-to-west-virginia-and-we-ll-show-you_2008158.png) > [Our workers comp debt is the Achilles heel of our state's economy, and I firmly believe that in order to create more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/our-workers-comp-debt-is-the-achilles-heel-of-our-state-s-economy-and/) [Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/) [Achilles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achilles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/joe-manchin-13912_achilles_our-workers-comp-debt-is-the-achilles-he_914906.png) ## Joe Manchin by topic [People (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/joe-manchin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/#itemlist", "name": "Joe Manchin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. 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