A. J. P. Taylor
A. J. P. Taylor

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

Abba Eban
Abba Eban

A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

Adlai Stevenson I
Adlai Stevenson I

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

Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin

You hit a certain age, and you haven't died yet, and you become an elder statesman. I think I get a lot of applause because I'm not keeling over.

Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce

Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo

Former President Shimon Peres was a leader and a statesman, and an especially wonderful friend to all of us. He will be missed dearly.

Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil

No-one in their right mind would buy the 'New Statesman' and change it from being a left-wing to a right-wing magazine.

Che Guevara
Che Guevara

It is unnecessary to say that Fidel Castro possesses the high qualities of a fighter and statesman: our path, our struggle, and our triumph we owed to his vision.

Chris Christie
Chris Christie

Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.

Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont

My view of Magneto is that he's the terrorist who might someday evolve into a statesman.