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

If you develop rules, never have more than ten. — Donald Rumsfeld

Never hire anyone
you can't fire. — Donald Rumsfeld

There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact. — Donald Rumsfeld

First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win. — Donald Rumsfeld

I'm a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does. — Barry McCaffrey

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

If you are working from your inbox, you are working on other people's priorities. — Donald Rumsfeld

It is the photographs that gives one the vivid realization of what actually took place. (On photographs from Abu Ghraib prison.) — Donald Rumsfeld

Don't 'over-control' like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it. — Donald Rumsfeld

Something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question. — Donald Rumsfeld

Now, settle down, settle down. Hell, I'm an old man, it's early in the morning and I'm gathering my thoughts here. — Donald Rumsfeld

We don't seek empires.We're not imperialistic. — Donald Rumsfeld

The implication that there was something wrong with the war plan is amusing. — Donald Rumsfeld

Is it likely that an aircraft carrier or a cruise missile is going to find a person? — Donald Rumsfeld

The way to do well is to do well. — Donald Rumsfeld

To gain support in U.S. Congress and from other nations requires clarity, an acceptable mission and an explicit outcome. — Donald Rumsfeld

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

If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence. — Donald Rumsfeld

When someone with a rural accent says, "I don't know much about politics," zip up your pockets. — Donald Rumsfeld

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer. — Donald Rumsfeld

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

Pieces of intelligence, scraps of intelligence ... you run down leads and you run down leads, and you hope that sometimes it works. — Donald Rumsfeld

Certainty without power can be interesting, even amusing. Certainty with power can be dangerous. — Donald Rumsfeld

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

Do I Have any Regrets? Of Course I Do. — Donald Rumsfeld

I didn't advocate invasion ... I wasn't asked. — Donald Rumsfeld

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position. — Donald Rumsfeld

There is no question but that when one is engaged militarily that there are going to be unintended loss of life. — Donald Rumsfeld

Look at me! I'm sweet and lovable! — Donald Rumsfeld