Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
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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If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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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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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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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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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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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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Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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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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What you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
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It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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