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DONALD RUMSFELDReduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
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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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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There are no “knowns.” There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know.
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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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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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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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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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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There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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