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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.

Donald Rumsfeld

Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Motivational Work Hard
Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Ground Perfection Pretend
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Leadership Money Option President
Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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Blame Boss Enough Problem
If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Knowledge Weakness
It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Criticism Mistake Principle Task
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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Agreement Conclusion Creation Illusion Increase Policy
If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Fact Intelligence
Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Lawyer Reduce Stream
Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Business Error Move On People Performance Politics Training Wrong
Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Activity Business People Product
With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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Media Record
Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Dangerous Error Lack Margin
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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Decision Government Imperfection Knowledge Politics Reflection War
If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Advice Rule

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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