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To be a statesman, you must first get elected. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

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In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

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

— Henry A. Kissinger

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It is only natural that for any statesman at the helm of any government the question of his country's security should be a concern of the utmost importance. ↗

— Eisaku Sato

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Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed. ↗

— Dougray Scott

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War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

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

— Adlai E. Stevenson

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Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect. ↗

— W. Clement Stone

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The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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So the poet, who wants to be something that he cannot be, and is a failure in plain life, makes up fictitious versions of his predicament that are interesting even to other persons because nobody is a perfect automobile salesman. ↗

— Allen Tate

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