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 RUMSFELDThose 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.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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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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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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Remember where you came from.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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What you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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