If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
DONALD RUMSFELDArguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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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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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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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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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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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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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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