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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.

Donald Rumsfeld

Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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Business Operation Planning Thinking
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Need Option Preserve President
Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Activity Business People Product
Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
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Evidence Existence
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Earn Money Tax
Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.
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Goals Head Obstacle Work
Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Government Human Being Politics
Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
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Family Friendship Person Position Publicity
Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Argument Convenience Inevitable Integrity
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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Imagination Knowledge
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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Army War
Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
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Lawyer Reduce Stream
If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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Decision Doubt President
Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.
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Ego Government Moderate People President

Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.

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