If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
DONALD RUMSFELDPolitics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don’t tell him the truth. Others won’t do it.
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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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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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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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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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There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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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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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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