If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
DONALD RUMSFELDThere are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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What you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
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Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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There are known knowns, things we know that we know; and there are known unknowns, things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns, things we do not know we don’t know.
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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