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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.

Donald Rumsfeld

Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Activity Business People Product
Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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Blame Boss Enough Problem
You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
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Army War
If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Decision Guidance Lack Random
Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Appropriate Learn Often
Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Earn Money Tax
If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Fact Intelligence
Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
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Family Friendship Person Position Publicity
Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
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Criticism Publicity Receive
If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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Decision Doubt President
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
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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Ballot Lose Politics Rule Win
Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Need Option Preserve President
If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Knowledge Weakness
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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Goals Head Obstacle Work
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Fact Lie People

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