Quote by Donald Rumsfeld
Dont necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessar

Dont necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. – Donald Rumsfeld

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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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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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Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership. – Charles Edison

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I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent – important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership. – Eliot Spitzer

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The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms. – Michael Pollan

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