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.
DONALD RUMSFELDArguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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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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There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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The way to do well is to do well.
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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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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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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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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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What you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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