There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
DONALD RUMSFELDThere are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
DONALD RUMSFELDWith the press there is no ‘off the record.’
DONALD RUMSFELDPolitics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
DONALD RUMSFELDKnow that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
DONALD RUMSFELDYou go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
DONALD RUMSFELDLet’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
DONALD RUMSFELDMany people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.
DONALD RUMSFELDPrune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
DONALD RUMSFELDDon’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
DONALD RUMSFELDIt isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
DONALD RUMSFELDAgreement 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 RUMSFELDIf we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
DONALD RUMSFELD