Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf you develop rules, never have more than ten.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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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Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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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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Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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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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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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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.
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