The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.
The truest statesmanship to which any feeble mortal can ever aspire is the sincere effort to apply the Savior's principles to human government.
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.
A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.
To be a statesman, you must first get elected.
The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.
When you're out of office, you can be a statesman.
You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.