If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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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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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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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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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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There are no “knowns.” There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know.
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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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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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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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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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