10 top donald rumsfeld quotes
- Don’t automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn’t considered key aspects of the issue.
- Our task, your task… is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, ‘Well, where’s the smoking gun?’ Well, we don’t want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction.
- I can’t tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won’t last any longer than that.
- 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.
- 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.
- If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
- Make decisions about the President’s personal security. He can overrule you, but don’t ask him to be the one to counsel caution.
- Leave the President’s family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help.
- 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.
- First rule of politics: you can’t win unless you’re on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.
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