Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
DONALD RUMSFELDThere 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.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
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If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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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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Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.
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Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.
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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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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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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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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.
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