925 ordspråk av Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of others. Be sure the staff is working on what you move to them from the President, or the President will be reacting, not leading.
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could not have had better representative of the ideals we value.
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could well turn out to be one of the most powerful weapons deployed against the terrorists.
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days of the Saddam Hussein regime are numbered.
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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deep regret and sadness over the tragic accident.
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differences as to who should be in command of what, differences as to where forces should be reinforced or not reinforced, differences as to where supplies should go.
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Different restrictions on national forces makes it enormously difficult for commanders to have the flexibility to function,
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Do I think [the voting] will go forward? Yes I do.
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Does it mean I was snubbing somebody? No,
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does not reflect the strategic realities of today.
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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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Don't accept the post or stay unless you have an understanding with the President that you're free to tell him what you think "with the bark off" and you have the courage to do it.
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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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Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it.
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