No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.
A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower.
If I say I am not a politician, it is because I did not go to school to do political science. But at the end of the day, I think we are all born politicians. It's practical. All you gotta do is practice.
I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen.
There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.
You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for his people?
People don't believe that any politician is any different from any other one.