Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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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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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Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.
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Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
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Remember where you came from.
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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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The way to do well is to do well.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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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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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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