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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

Donald Rumsfeld

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Criticism Publicity Receive
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Death Encouragement Tendency War
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
Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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Customer Distance Management Organization
Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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Improvement Performance President Value Wonder
Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Dangerous Error Lack Margin
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
If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Knowledge Weakness
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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Government Human Being Politics
Remember where you came from.
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History One Liner Past Remember
Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Earn Money Tax
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Edge Leadership Necessary
If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Decision Guidance Lack Random

Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

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