Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
DONALD RUMSFELDReduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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The way to do well is to do well.
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Whatever your position, reach out to those who know more than you do, and have been around longer than you have. Find those people. Listen carefully. And learn.
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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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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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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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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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