Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all...

#Friends

When someone with a rural accent says, I don't know much about politics, zip up...

#Politics

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

#Politics

First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If...

#Politics

If a person with a rural accent says 'I don't know much about politics,' zip...

#Politics

The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential...

#Government

Have a deputy and develop a successor. Don't be consumed by the job or you'll...

#Government

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason....

#Government

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

#Humor

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

#Money

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of...

#Politics, #Time

Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed...

#Advice