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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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When I served as US Ambassador to NATO in the 1970s, the center of gravity in Europe was France and Germany.
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No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.
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Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post.
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Certainty without power can be interesting, even amusing. Certainty with power can be dangerous.
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Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.
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If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't I'll just respond cleverly.
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Don't 'over-control' like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it.
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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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The worst mistake is to have the best ladder and the wrong wall.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.
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Most of the 50 or so invitations you receive each week come from people inviting the President's Chief of Staff, not you. If you doubt that, ask your predecessor how many he received last week.
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Inspectors do not have the duty or the ability to uncover terrible weapons hidden in a vast country. The responsibility of inspectors is simply to confirm evidence of voluntary and total disarmament. Saddam Hussein has the responsibility to provide that evidence, as directed, and in full
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I believe what I said yesterday. I don't know what I said, but I know what I think and I assume it's what I said.
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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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Preserve the President's options. He may need them.
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In unanimity there may well be either cowardice or uncritical thinking.
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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The United States isn't going to do anything that it's not capable of doing. And if we do something, we'll be capable of doing it.
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Napoleon was asked, Who do you consider to be the greatest generals? He responded saying, The victors.
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