First rule of politics: you can’t win unless you’re on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.
DONALD RUMSFELDKnow that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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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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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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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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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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There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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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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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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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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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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