Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
DONALD RUMSFELDRemember where you came from.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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First rule of politics: you can’t win unless you’re on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.
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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 the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Remember where you came from.
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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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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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Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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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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Agreement can always be reached by increasing the generality of the conclusion; when this is done, the form is generally preserved but only the illusion of policy is created.
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If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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