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

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

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.

There is a difference between the typical politician and the statesman. A typical politician is that person who tells people what people want to hear, while the statesman tells people what people need to know.