A Quote by James Freeman Clarke

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

James Freeman Clarke

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James Freeman Clarke
American - Priest
April 4, 1810 - June 8, 1888

A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.

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 generation

Hillary Clinton

If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a political consultant must be one who looks to the next tracking poll.

James Carville

We need to be strong in order to avoid war; and to win. A politician looks forward only to the next election. A statesman looks forward to the next generation. Any person who is over 30 and is not a conservative, has no brains.

Winston Churchill

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

James Freeman

We can’t afford to be so worried about losing the next election that we lose the battles we owe to the next generation. The real gamble in this election is playing the same Washington game with the same Washington players and expecting a different result. And that’s a risk we can’t take.

Barack Obama

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.

Claude Pepper

I still believe that term limits is the best way to ensure that the next generation, not the next election, is the central concern in our elected bodies.

Tom Coburn

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

Abraham Lincoln

You never know: the next DJ Snake, the next Skrillex, the next big DJs might wait outside of the club. You gotta give back and listen to the next generation and show some love.

DJ Snake

I'm Nancy Pelosi, but my grandchildren call me Mimi. For me, politics is an extension of my role as a mother and a grandmother. For the Democratic women of the House, our work is not about the next election, but rather the next generation.

Nancy Pelosi

For a politician, the long term is between now and the next election.

Edgar Fiedler

There is one candidate in this election who will protect that dream. One leader who will fight hard to keep the promise of America for the next generation. And that's why we must stand up and make Mitt Romney the next president of the United States.

Susana Martinez

Election results and winning an election is not all about winning the next election or planning to win the next election.

Roopa Ganguly

Somebody asked me what I thought next generation meant and what about the PlayStation 3 was next generation. The only next gen system I've seen is the Wii - the PS3 and the Xbox 360 feel like better versions of the last, but pretty much the same game with incremental improvement.

Will Wright

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

Simon Sinek

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