Quote by Donald Rumsfeld
Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how mu

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal. – Donald Rumsfeld

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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. – Donald Rumsfeld

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best
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The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments. – Donald Rumsfeld

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The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you dont tell him the truth. Others wont do it. – Donald Rumsfeld

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When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesnt seem like its any trouble at all. People come out of the woodwork with their money to help out because we went over and fought a war. – R. Lee Ermey

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Lack of money is the root of all evil. – George Bernard Shaw

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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. – Sallust

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If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldnt have to advertise them. – Will Rogers

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Have the courage to act instead of react. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. – Ronald Reagan

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I dont think its any coincidence that I lost my religious faith and manned up in the same year. I was described somewhere as a lapsed Catholic, which is funny because Im not going back! I want to achieve things rather than live life in an animalistic way. – Jimmy Carr

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To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death. – Peter Tosh

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