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If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

Donald Rumsfeld

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Donald Rumsfeld
Age: 88 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 9
Died: 2021
Died: June 29
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Businessperson
Diplomat
Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
Military Officer
Politician
Chicago
Illinois
Donald Henry Rumsfeld
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Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may find that no path can get you there. Plan forward to see where your steps will take you, which may not be clear or intuitive.
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Every country should be tired of going to war. War is a terrible thing. If I had been in Congress, as much as I would be inclined naturally to be supportive of a president, any president, I would have voted no, had the issue come to a vote.
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The natural state of man is to want to be free. To have opportunities. To have choices.
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Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.
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If you can't solve a problem, make it bigger.
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Do you have any regrets? Of course I do.
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No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.
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You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
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If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.
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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.
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When starting at the bottom, be willing to learn from those at the top.
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Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that life is pretty much a percentage business. It isn't making mistakes that's critical it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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