Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
DONALD RUMSFELDAgreement 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.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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Remember where you came from.
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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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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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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