Famous Quotes / Donald Rumsfeld
32 Quotations by Donald Rumsfeld
- 21. Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, wh ...
- 22. Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Ra ...
- 23. Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps en ...
- 24. The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly ...
- 25. The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.
- 26. The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control ...
- 27. There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact.
- 28. Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.
- 29. When someone with a rural accent says, I don't know much about politics, zip up your pockets.
- 30. When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a preced ...
- 31. You go to war with the Army you have. They're not the Army you might want or wish to have at a later ...
- 32. You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch a ...