Inspirational Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

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

— Donald Rumsfeld

I don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons.

— Donald Rumsfeld

I don't think we'll discover anything, myself. I think what will happen is we'll discover people who will tell us where to go find…

— Donald Rumsfeld

Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what…

— Donald Rumsfeld

The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it…

— Donald Rumsfeld

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…

— Donald Rumsfeld

Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.

— Donald Rumsfeld

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

— Donald Rumsfeld

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.

— Donald Rumsfeld

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

— Donald Rumsfeld

From where you sit, the White House may look as untidy as the inside of a stomach. As is said of the legislative process,…

— Donald Rumsfeld

You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be…

— Donald Rumsfeld