Donald Rumsfeld

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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