Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
DONALD RUMSFELDPrune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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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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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Remember where you came from.
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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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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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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 you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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