If you can't solve a problem, make it bigger. Donald Rumsfeld More Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld More Quotes From Donald Rumsfeld I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started. Donald Rumsfeld stupidsillypast 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. Donald Rumsfeld presidenttryingfirsts We're not running out of [fixed] targets. Afghanistan is. Donald Rumsfeld targetmilitaryrunning No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires. Donald Rumsfeld iraq-warquagmirewar 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 wmdiraqwar ... something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question. Donald Rumsfeld would-bewarcountry I'm glad you asked. It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil. Donald Rumsfeld iraq-waroilwar 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 mass-destructiongunpeople Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what it was and you will know something important about them, about our country and about the American people. Donald Rumsfeld housecountrypeople 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 presidentmissinglooks Learn to say 'I don't know.' If used when appropriate, it will be often. Donald Rumsfeld appropriateusedknows 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 cautiondecisionpresident 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 confusedpresidenttwo Preserve the President's options. He may need them. Donald Rumsfeld hypepresidentneeds Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective. Donald Rumsfeld presidentialleadershiplooks Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually. Donald Rumsfeld activityproductspeople Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well. Donald Rumsfeld servantwellspeople Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up. Donald Rumsfeld damslawyernumbers 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 newsfailingpresident When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control. Donald Rumsfeld stafflayerscutting
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