Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
DONALD RUMSFELDThere are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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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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Remember where you came from.
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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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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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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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Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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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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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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