Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Shelley Moore Capito

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Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Shelley Wellons Moore Capito is an American politician and retired educator serving as the junior United States senator for West Virginia since 2015. A Republican, she is the daughter of three-term West Virginia governor Arch Alfred Moore Jr. Capito was the U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2001 until her 2014 election to the Senate. She is the dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation, serving since 2001.

American - Politician | Born: November 26, 1953

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What I find with my fellow female members of Congress is that we tend to work very hard. While we're very focused, we can also multitask a lot better.

Shelley Moore Capito

No matter what your decisions are, no matter what your votes are, if you're not playing by the rules, you're taking a big risk.

Shelley Moore Capito

Those old adages - you attract more with honey; do unto others - are true. You can get attention by being acerbic or mean or making a bizarre comment. But by being nice, being empathetic, building relationships and listening, people begin to recognize that you're thoughtful and respectful of their position.

Shelley Moore Capito

Being nice doesn't necessarily mean you're weak. You can be nice and be strong at the same time. That's a character trait that we need more in Washington.

Shelley Moore Capito

Having a thick skin doesn't mean that you're hard or harsh. I was lucky because I was born with a thick skin. That doesn't mean that things don't bother me, but you have to keep it in perspective.

Shelley Moore Capito

People let their guard down a little more when they're eating.

Shelley Moore Capito

I hate raising money. It diverts you from what your real task is: to be a representative. You're diverted into preservation when you really want to spend your time and energy making a better state and a better country - which is the reason you ran in the first place.

Shelley Moore Capito

Being a good listener is more than just being quiet. It's reflecting back on what you're hearing. It's processing the information to formulate a question, a comment or a speech.

Shelley Moore Capito

No matter what your decisions are, no matter what your votes are, if youre not playing by the rules, youre taking a big risk.

Shelley Moore Capito

Violence against women is not random or anonymous. In West Virginia, 88 percent of sexual-assault victims already know their attacker. In my hometown, Alicia McCormick, an advocate for our domestic-violence shelter at the YWCA, was killed in her home by a man doing handiwork in her apartment complex. That one of my greatest advocates could fall victim to something she fought against her whole life was a tragedy that moved me to action.

Shelley Moore Capito

My solution would be to bridge the skills gap, such as coal to gas training, you have to give people a sense of hope that they have the tools to be able to diversify and stay in the community where they wish to live.

Shelley Moore Capito

The president's come out with rules that say 'no new coal-fired power plants.’

Shelley Moore Capito

Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Shelley Moore Capito

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