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  • Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
  • born 1932
  • 226 quotes

Donald Rumsfeld, Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense (born 1932), is quoted 226 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are War, Iraq, Leadership and Ifs.

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Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary ... - Donald Rumsfeld

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and ... - Donald Rumsfeld

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.

I don't do quagmires.

Remember where you came from.

The way to do well is to do well.

Never hire anyone you can’t fire.

Look at me! I'm sweet and lovable!

The Cold War was a war, and we won it.

"Do you have any regrets?" Of course I do.

America is not what's wrong with the world.

With the press there is no "off the record.

Don't divide the world into "them" and "us."

I didn't advocate invasion...I wasn't asked.

If you can't solve a problem, make it bigger.

Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.

We don't seek empires.We're not imperialistic.

If you develop rules, never have more than ten.

If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.

Oh, Lord. I didn't mean to say anything quotable.

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

If it were a fact, it wouldn't be called intelligence.

A president has to provide leadership to gain support.

If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

Don't say 'the White House wants.' Buildings can't want.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

We're not running out of [fixed] targets. Afghanistan is.

Being Vice President is difficult. Don't make it tougher.

The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.

I am going to leave the future of Europe to the Europeans.

You might be a cunning linguist, but I am a master debater.

Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.

Sausage making and policy-making shouldn't be seen close-up.

When you're skiing, if you're not falling you're not trying.

The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.

Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning.

The worst mistake is to have the best ladder and the wrong wall.

If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it.

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.

There will be good moments, and there will be less good moments.

Within a week, or a month, Saddam could give his WMD to al-Qaeda.

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence

Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn't do.

They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.

I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?

Five days or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last longer.

In unanimity there may well be either cowardice or uncritical thinking.

We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad.

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