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Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to carry it off. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasnt considered key aspects of the issue. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont blame the boss. He has enough problems. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont divide the world into them and us. Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont say the White House wants. Buildings cant want. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didnt walk in their shoes. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Dont think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
First rule of politics: you cant win unless youre on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
I cant tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it wont last any longer than that. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
I dont do quagmires. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If a prospective Presidential approach cant be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasnt been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably wont sail anyway. Send it back for further thought. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If in doubt, dont. If still in doubt, do whats right. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If in doubt, move decisions up to the President. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If you develop rules, never have more than ten. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
If you try to please everybody, somebodys not going to like it. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Imagine, a September 11 with weapons of mass destruction. Its not 3,000. Its tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. - Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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