Quotes by : Donald Rumsfeld

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

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

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

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity....

Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably....

In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts....

Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to 'carry it off.'....

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

Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there....

There are known knowns, things we know that we know; and there are known unknowns, things that we know....