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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.

Donald Rumsfeld

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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Ego Government Moderate People President
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Error Opportunity Serious
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
Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Need Option Preserve President
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
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Death Encouragement Tendency War
Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Government Human Being Politics
The way to do well is to do well.
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Inspirational One Liner
If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Decision Guidance Lack Random
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
Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
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Challenge Interesting Life Public Service Time
Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Edge Leadership Necessary
There are known knowns, things we know that we know; and there are known unknowns, things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns, things we do not know we don’t know.
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Imagination Knowledge
Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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Business Operation Planning Thinking
Whatever your position, reach out to those who know more than you do, and have been around longer than you have. Find those people. Listen carefully. And learn.
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Care Leadership Learm People Position

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