If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
DONALD RUMSFELDWhat you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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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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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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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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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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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 in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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