To be a statesman, you must first get elected.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.
Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.
A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.
I'm not a politician. I think that uniquely qualifies me to become president of the U.S.
Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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.
When you're out of office, you can be a statesman.
You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.