Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
DONALD RUMSFELDEvery day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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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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There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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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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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Whatever your position, reach out to those who know more than you do, and have been around longer than you have. Find those people. Listen carefully. And learn.
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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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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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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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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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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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