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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.

Donald Rumsfeld

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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Consult Decision Ideas Market Perspective Test
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.
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Ballot Lose Politics Rule Win
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Death Encouragement Tendency War
Remember where you came from.
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History One Liner Past Remember
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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Criticism Inspirational
Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Error Opportunity Serious
Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Appropriate Learn Often
Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Ground Perfection Pretend
Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
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Leadership Money Option President
If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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Decision Doubt President
Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Dangerous Error Lack Margin
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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Army War
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
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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Fact Lie People
There are no “knowns.” There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know.
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Deep Philosophy
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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Goals Head Obstacle Work

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