Don't begin to think you're the President. You're not. The Constitution provides for only one.

Quote by Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Constitution Quotes, Politics Quotes, Presidency Quotes

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting...

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting...

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries...

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries...

I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five...

I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five...

Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.

Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.

Remember where you came from.

Remember where you came from.

Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, The higher a monkey climbs,...

Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, The higher a monkey climbs,...

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

I don't do quagmires.

I don't do quagmires.

With the press there is no off the record.

With the press there is no off the record.

See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the...

See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the...

If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.

If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of...

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of...

The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.

The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to...

Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to...

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to...

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to...

Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of...

Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...