First rule of politics: you cant win unless youre on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win. – Donald Rumsfeld
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
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
You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck. – Donald Rumsfeld