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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.

Donald Rumsfeld

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Donald Rumsfeld
Age: 88 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 9
Died: 2021
Died: June 29
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Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
Military Officer
Politician
Chicago
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Donald Henry Rumsfeld
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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 in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.
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I didn't advocate invasion...I wasn't asked.
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We'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world.
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I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?
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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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Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.
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We do have a saying in America: if you're in a hole, stop digging ..... erm, I'm not sure I should have said that.
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When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.
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It's a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy.
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I think it's very useful for you folks (reporters) to try your damndest to be precise. And don't repeat things that are inaccurate if you can possibly avoid it. And when you see things that are inaccurate, knock them down -- because there's a bucket of it floating around.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it.
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