The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.

- Austin O'Malley

You know, a statesman is a dead politician.

- Arlen Specter

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.

- Bob Edwards

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

- Dean Acheson

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

- J. William Fulbright

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

- James Freeman Clarke

When you're out of office, you can be a statesman.

- John Connally

The people who despise America are the editors of the 'New Statesman.' Their green-card applications must have been turned down.

- P. J. O'Rourke

There's a certain clubbiness to the idea that you're an ex-president. You're no longer a politician. You're a statesman.

- Robert Dallek

Henry Kissinger is perhaps the best-known American statesman of the 20th century.

- Saul David

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

- Will Durant