If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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The way to do well is to do well.
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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
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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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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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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Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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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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Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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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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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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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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