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Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment Picture Quote #1

The natural state of man is to want to be free. To have opportunities. To have choices Picture Quote #1

Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance Picture Quote #1

Don’t 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 Picture Quote #1

Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men Picture Quote #1

If a prospective Presidential approach can’t be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn’t been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won’t ‘sail’ anyway. Send it back for further thought Picture Quote #1

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Look for what’s missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what’s proposed or what’s gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn’t there Picture Quote #1

One of your tasks is to separate the ‘personal’ from the ‘substantive.’ The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually Picture Quote #1

Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up Picture Quote #1

See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country Picture Quote #1

Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather than needlessly repeating theirs Picture Quote #1

When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later Picture Quote #1

Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary Picture Quote #1

You’re thinking of Eurpoe as Germany and France. I don’t. I think that’s old Europe Picture Quote #1

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Control your own time. Don’t let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others Picture Quote #1

Make decisions about the President’s personal security. He can overrule you, but don’t ask him to be the one to counsel caution Picture Quote #1

Donald Rumsfeld. Love him or hate him, you’ve gotta admit: a lot of people hate him Picture Quote #1

Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, ‘The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind’ Picture Quote #1

We know where they are [Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction]. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat Picture Quote #1

It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months Picture Quote #1

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We’ll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world Picture Quote #1

The coalition did not act in Iraq because we had discovered dramatic new evidence of Iraq’s pursuit. We acted because we saw the evidence in a dramatic new light - through the prism of our experience on 9/11 Picture Quote #1

Geeks run the world. Condoleezza Rice is a geek, Bill Gates is clearly a geek, many of the big filmmakers and writers are geeks, lots of military people are geeks. Anyone who has heard Donald Rumsfeld talk about military hardware knows they are in the presence of a geek Picture Quote #1

Donald Rumsfeld is the most ruthless man I have ever met? and I mean that as a compliment Picture Quote #1

After he saw what happened to Saddam Hussein, he ( Gaddafi ) did not want to be Saddam Hussein. He gave up his nuclear program Picture Quote #1

Most US presidents since World War II have led military actions without a declaration of war by Congress, though most, if not all, have properly consulted and sought support from Congress. That is the wise thing to do Picture Quote #1

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Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) The natural state of man is to want to be free. To have opportunities. To have choices (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Don’t 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) 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 Quotes) If a prospective Presidential approach can’t be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn’t been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won’t ‘sail’ anyway. Send it back for further thought (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Look for what’s missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what’s proposed or what’s gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn’t there (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) One of your tasks is to separate the ‘personal’ from the ‘substantive.’ The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) 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 (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) 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 Rumsfeld Quotes) The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather than needlessly repeating theirs (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) You’re thinking of Eurpoe as Germany and France. I don’t. I think that’s old Europe (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Control your own time. Don’t let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Make decisions about the President’s personal security. He can overrule you, but don’t ask him to be the one to counsel caution (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Donald Rumsfeld. Love him or hate him, you’ve gotta admit: a lot of people hate him (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, ‘The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind’ (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) We know where they are [Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction]. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) We’ll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) The coalition did not act in Iraq because we had discovered dramatic new evidence of Iraq’s pursuit. We acted because we saw the evidence in a dramatic new light - through the prism of our experience on 9/11 (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Geeks run the world. Condoleezza Rice is a geek, Bill Gates is clearly a geek, many of the big filmmakers and writers are geeks, lots of military people are geeks. Anyone who has heard Donald Rumsfeld talk about military hardware knows they are in the presence of a geek (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Donald Rumsfeld is the most ruthless man I have ever met? and I mean that as a compliment (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) After he saw what happened to Saddam Hussein, he ( Gaddafi ) did not want to be Saddam Hussein. He gave up his nuclear program (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes) Most US presidents since World War II have led military actions without a declaration of war by Congress, though most, if not all, have properly consulted and sought support from Congress. That is the wise thing to do (Donald Rumsfeld Quotes)

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