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		Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance. Donald Rumsfeld
		Author Details: Type: Politician Quotes Category: American Politician Quotes Date of Birth: July 9, 1932 Nationality: American Amazon: Donald Rumsfeld on Amazon Cite this Page: Citation	Related Authors: Benjamin Franklin Nancy Pelosi Ron Paul Robert Kennedy Sarah Palin Alexander Hamilton Adlai E. Stevenson Rahm Emanuel Hillary Clinton
		Select Donald Rumsfeld Quotations: There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. Donald Rumsfeld The way to do well is to do well. Donald Rumsfeld If you develop rules, never have more than ten. Donald Rumsfeld Remember where you came from. Donald Rumsfeld Learn to say "I don't know." If used when appropriate, it will be often. Donald Rumsfeld
Quote Keywords: Able, Improve, Performance, President, Resign, Value, Will, Wonders, Your	Dictionary Links: Able, Improve, Performance, President, Resign, Value, Will, Wonders, Your	All Donald Rumsfeld Quotations: Amidst all the clutter, beyond all... Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably... Be able to resign. It will... Be precise. A lack of precision... Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success... Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy... Death has a tendency to encourage... Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you... Don't be a bottleneck. If a... Don't blame the boss. He has... Don't divide the world into "them... Don't do or say things you... Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they... Don't say "the White House wants... Don't speak ill of your predecessors... Don't think of yourself as indispensable... Enjoy your time in public service... First rule of politics: you can't... I can't tell you if the... I don't do quagmires. If a prospective Presidential approach can't be... If in doubt, don't. If still... If in doubt, move decisions up... If the staff lacks policy guidance... If you are not criticized, you... If you develop rules, never have... If you foul up, tell the... If you try to please everybody... Imagine, a September 11 with weapons... In our system leadership is by... In politics, every day is filled... In the execution of Presidential decisions... It is easier to get into... It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's... Know that the amount of criticism... Learn to say "I don't know... Leave the President's family business to... Let your family, staff, and friends... Look for what's missing. Many advisors... Make decisions about the President's personal security... Many people around the President have... Members of the U.S. House and... Oh my goodness gracious, what you... One of your tasks is to... Our task, your task... is to... Plan backwards as well as forward... Politics is human beings; it's addition... Preserve the President's options. He may... Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look... Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do... Public servants are paid to serve... Reduce the layers of management. They... Reduce the number of lawyers. They... Remember where you came from. Secretary Powell and I agree on... See that the President, the Cabinet... Test ideas in the marketplace. You... The Federal Government should be the... The price of being close to... The Secretary of Defense is not... The way to do well is... There are a lot of people... There are known knowns. These are... Think ahead. Don't let day-to... Treat each federal dollar as if... Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations... When asked for your views, by... When cutting staff at the Pentagon... When you raise issues with the... With the press there is no... Work continuously to trim the White... You will launch many projects, but... You're thinking of Eurpoe as Germany... Your performance depends on your people...

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