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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.

Donald Rumsfeld

Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Customer Distance Management Organization
If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Fact Intelligence
Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Government Human Being Politics
Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Appropriate Learn Often
Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Dangerous Error Lack Margin
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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Ego Government Moderate People President
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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Family Friendship Person Position Publicity
Remember where you came from.
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History One Liner Past Remember
With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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Media Record
You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Army War
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Fact Lie People
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Criticism Inspirational
Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Challenge Interesting Life Public Service Time
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.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Goals Head Obstacle Work
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.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Agreement Conclusion Creation Illusion Increase Policy
Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Earn Money Tax

Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.

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