Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos. – Donald Rumsfeld
Let your family, staff, and friends know that youre still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position. – Donald Rumsfeld
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
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
Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television. – Lewis Thomas