Tom Huston Quotes

You don’t become a statesman unless you are first a good politician.

There are too many politicians in the world and too few statesmen.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

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

Public service is a noble career. You can’t do it unless you get out there and run…. You can make a difference if you are elected.

No high qualities of statesmanship are expected from a Congressman.

Our democracy is only as good as the people who are willing to step up and run for office.

The success of an elected official is doing what everyone knows needs to be done.

There are two rules for mayors: Be there and do something.

No man can be a politician except he be first a historian.

Unfortunately we are politicians when we should be statesmen.

Pubic business must be done. It will be done one way or another. If wise men refuse it, others will not. If honest men refuse it, others will not.

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things.

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.

The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower.

I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people.

Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.

Whenever people say, 'You should be president,' I say, 'I thought you liked me.' Listen, I thought being mayor of Stamford was a wonderful job. Being governor of a state for a period of time is a wonderful job, and I'm not sure I'm at all attracted to Washington.

I am extremely proud to have the honour and privilege to be the Premier of this great state of Victoria.

The best, most interesting years of my life were spent in government and politics.