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.
DONALD RUMSFELDIt is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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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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Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Those 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.
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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