The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've elected to age gracefully.
Hurry, conscious younger people! Get to power quickly so political decisions can be based on the greater good for all rather than the greater gain for few. Hurry, before it is too late!
Learn the Constitution. Then when someone wants to be elected, hold their feet to the fire and make them follow it because that's what we need to get back to. It works so well when we follow it.
The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.
If you want to age a lot of years, become president.
When you're out of office, you can be a statesman.
I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
To be a statesman, you must first get elected.
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.