Election Quote by James Carville

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.

— Abraham Lincoln

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

— James Freeman Clarke

The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next…

— Anonymous

A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman…

— James Freeman Clarke

A politician thinks about the next elections - the statesman thinks about the next generations.

— James Freeman

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.

— Adlai E. Stevenson

A contemporary politician has to be cognizant of things that are going on.

— Terry Mosher

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.

— Harry S Truman

If you're trained as a proper political consultant, you should be able to undertake your profession no matter who the client is.

— Brittany Kaiser

“A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.”

— James Freeman Clarke

We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they're…

— Mark Thomas

"Statesman" gives the impression that every time a major issue comes up, I'll be popping off. And that's not what's going to happen.

— George W. Bush