Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
DONALD RUMSFELDBe able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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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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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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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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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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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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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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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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