Elder Statesmen Quotes

If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had.

We Democrats tend to treat our losing nominees like Superfund Sites.

Those old enough to write their memoirs should not comment on contemporary issues.

An elder statesman is somebody old enough to know his own mind and keep quiet about it.

I'm always concerned that I'm insulting the elder statesmen on the set by my crass behavior.

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.

While I still do a lot of horror, it doesn't feel to me like I'm repeating myself. I like to stay interested. I'm kind of turning into one of those elder statesmen, like a Vincent Price or a Donald Pleasence. I like to think of myself alongside those guys.

For years we have heard of the role the Elders could play in saving the Constitution from total destruction. But how can the Elders be expected to save it if they have not studied it and are not sure if it is being destroyed or what is destroying it.