"In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone."
-Donald Rumsfeld
WorkView Quote
"The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.“
-Donald Rumsfeld
posted in Truth
Other Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld
Discover more inspiring quotes by Donald Rumsfeld
"Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals."
-Donald Rumsfeld
WorkView Quote
"Imagine, a September 11 with weapons of mass destruction. It's not 3,000. It's tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children."
-Donald Rumsfeld
WomenView Quote
"Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war."
-Donald Rumsfeld
WarView Quote
"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
TimeView Quote
"Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to 'carry it off.'"
-Donald Rumsfeld
SuccessView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy."
-Carly Fiorina
TruthView Quote
"I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise."
-Ron Wyden
TruthView Quote
"The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see."
-Carly Fiorina
TruthView Quote
"Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time."
-Gerald R. Ford
TruthView Quote
"I intend to explode the myths about myself and get down to the real truth about the legend that is Batman."
-Bob Kane
TruthView Quote
"The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature."
-Lewis Thomas
TruthView Quote