Art Quote by William Rounseville Alger

The chief element in the art of statesmanship under modern conditions is the ability to elucidate the confused and clamorous interests which converge upon…

— Walter Lippmann

The great task of statesmanship is to apply past lessons to new situations, to draw correct analogies to understand and act upon present forces,…

— Malcolm Fraser

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.

— Hubert H. Humphrey

The challenge of statesmanship is to have the vision to dream of a better, safer world and the courage, persistence, and patience to turn…

— Ronald Reagan

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

— J. William Fulbright

Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

— Henry A. Kissinger

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

— John Connally

A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at…

— Georges Pompidou

Your real statesman is first of all, and chief of all, a great human being, with an eye for all the great fields on…

— Woodrow Wilson

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

— Charles de Gaulle

There's a point, you know, where treachery is so complete and unashamed that it becomes statesmanship.

— George MacDonald Fraser