Donald Rumsfeld

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

#ask #caution #counsel #decisions #him

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#before #egos #entering #good #good reason

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

#confused #especially #personal #president #rubs

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

#connect #destruction #dots #gun #happens

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

— Donald Rumsfeld

#beings #human #human beings #politics #rather

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

— Donald Rumsfeld

#need #options #preserve #president #them

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#cost #effective #leadership #look #low

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

— Donald Rumsfeld

#annually #businesses #people #products #prune

Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#american people #paid #people #public #public servants

Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#dam #get #lawyers #like #middle