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Donald Rumsfeld

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.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Agreement Conclusion Creation Illusion Increase Policy
Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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Improvement Performance President Value Wonder
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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Deliver Failure President Price Truth
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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Evidence Existence
If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Knowledge Weakness
Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Edge Leadership Necessary
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
Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Need Option Preserve President
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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Lawyer Reduce Stream
Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Appropriate Learn Often
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Error Opportunity Serious
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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Expectation Improvement Inspect Measure Military Rule
Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Argument Convenience Inevitable Integrity
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

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