Donald Rumsfeld
  • Politics is human beings it's addition rather than subtraction.

  • In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.