Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
DONALD RUMSFELDRemember where you came from.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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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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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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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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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Remember where you came from.
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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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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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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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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Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
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