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
Related If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable fo... RANDY LERNER if it doesn't come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don't do it. unless it... CHARLES BUKOWSKI We have one launch down and one to go. We have a job to finish. ALLAN PAULL Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _... GEORGE MACDONALD The most important thing for them to do is to do research and develop goals and a plan for their fut... HEATHER RAUE How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS Not only will you be held accountable for the things you do, but you will be held responsible for th... KARL G. MAESER A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE The press has a right to go out and write stories... but I think similarly, and what Donald Trump ha... SEAN SPICER Lucky for you, I have another scheme. First I need a hundred ducks, but after that it will be pretty... SARAH REES BRENNAN When people begin to define the things that they believe in, based upon the exclusion of all the thi... C. JOYBELL C. Gains on Wall Street and Tokyo provided support to the local market. Properties led (the gains) as m... CASTOR PANG When talking to first-time entrepreneurs, I often ask them: 'How do you know that people want yo... KATHRYN MINSHEW A Ritual to Read to Each Other If you don’t know the kind of person I am and... WILLIAM STAFFORD First: the best is the enemy of the good, trying to be perfect or trying to meet infinite context wi... CHRISTINA WODTKE They taught me different was wrong. ANI DIFRANCO Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said: I am not commanding you, but I ... NICHOLAS SPARKS To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me. NICHOLAS SPARKS As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, the... NICHOLAS SPARKS You don't have to learn much out of books, it's like if you want to learn about cows, you go milk on... HARPER LEE You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. HARPER LEE We gave them chances to come back, and they did. I give them credit. You have to learn how to finish... MATT MALM Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-ho... GEORGE H. W. BUSH Too often, when you are close to people in power, you're trying to make them happy; you're t... DAN PINK In safety, it's not going to happen by magic. You have to hold people accountable, for having meetin... ALAN QUILLEY A tooth for a tooth, will make the world's inhabitants a people without teeth SOTONYE ANGA One thing we will be focusing on in 2006 is improving our services to small businesses. We're settin... PAULA WHITE There is too much at stake, and we owe too much to our viewers to launch on an arbitrary deadline. RANA JAZAYERLI You have enough time to do everything God wants you to do. CRAIG GROESCHEL To be a good boss, you have to prepare yourself to be accountable for the things you do and say, tha... RODNEY DAVIS Stay true to yourself.Take everyday challenge in your stride & strive to make journey of life exactl... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Be true to yourself.Give wings of confidence & courage to your endeavour. Your strength is reflected... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA We have a few freshman out that I think are going to be okay. It's going to take a little time for t... AARON NIDA I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The differenc... GEORGE GALLOWAY Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be on... J.R.R. TOLKIEN He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Ye be a sight for sore eyes, lass,” he told her. “But we�... SUZAN TISDALE If you take time off to listen to the wisdom of your heart it will help you heal as well as sort out... LATIKA TEOTIA The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and give him maps, GEORGE GALLOWAY When I started my company, many people said I shouldn't launch it as a retail concept because it... TORY BURCH A resurgence of demand is unlikely, but we believe there will be a flight to quality. We will not se... BOB STEVENS Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i... JOSEPH CONRAD We plan to launch two or three new products by the end of this year, one of them a circuit-breaker f... BUNYARIT CHANSUWAN We're trying to teach them now that if they see something, if they hear something to tell somebody. ... RICHARD DAVIES Nowadays you need so much money to be able to launch a new artist, notably in America; you would har... GIORGIO MORODER The quest of the Inner Ring will break your hearts unless you break it. But if you break it, a surpr... C.S. LEWIS It is time to go on the offense. Hold people accountable for the wrongdoings they do and commit agai... PAUL GOSAR I think we're in a pretty good place to launch for next season. ANDREJ LEMANIS When you find the sort of people who will show up to give you a ride exactly when they've promised t... LEMONY SNICKET I do have a close circle of friends and I am very fortunate to have them as friends. I feel very clo... SHAH RUKH KHAN The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration and resp... BOB GRAHAM Lᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ ... Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏ... NICHOLAS SPARKS She filed the image away as an excellent and insulting question to ask the earl at an utterly inappr... GAIL CARRIGER Humans were still not only the cheapest robots around, but also, for many tasks, the only robots tha... KIM STANLEY ROBINSON I love you so much, so incredibly much," he went on, "and I forget when you're close to me, I forget... CASSANDRA CLARE Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't... SIDNEY SHELDON It took a little bit longer for these to launch; they said they would be launching them sooner. KEVIN KREWELL Games take years to make, and it's important that when we launch, it can't just be a great l... PALMER LUCKEY You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wro... WARREN BUFFETT We're trying to give people a good night out. We're trying to give them their money's worth. JOE TUTINO I've frequently said that fall is a bad time to launch reality programming. The audience has a real ... ANDREA WONG There are so many things to do when you have to do them all by yourself. FRANK HSIEH Microsoft is the only console maker so far to launch a paid subscription service. BRIAN O'ROURKE Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be f... MIKE FIGGIS When you're a young talent, and you want to launch your brand, you always have tons of questions... DELPHINE ARNAULT Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy yo... JOYCE MEYER You have to be fair and equitable and, if push comes to shove, you have to hold people accountable. DAN LAWSON Many people will often say you are a Smart, you are a Genius, give them a chance and they will say i... DAVID SIKHOSANA We feel good about the strategic vendors who were certified at launch and have been certified after ... BOB O'BRIEN It may be a smaller vehicle and not as impressive or loud as the shuttle. [But] it could be able to ... DENNIS SMITH The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO The city had a plan to do that. We worked with them in 1995 to develop that. We've been concerned ov... KATHI BROWN These bridges are safe to use. The issue becomes, you have so much traffic using them, they may suff... MARC GRUNERT It's designed to pick up 'poof' basketballs and launch them into a goal 6 feet off the ground. ANDREW HALL When you're too close to people, when you spend too much time with them and love them too dearly, so... TANA FRENCH Many people may be heartbroken, but not enough to take action. CRAIG GROESCHEL I have too much product, and I'm trying to rein it in and sell more of my main collection. I wis... VIVIENNE WESTWOOD Since its launch, I haven't spent much time on it, other than adding a few features such as color-co... ADRIAN HOLOVATY We have all labels except for Sony and we are working with them and we know their artists would like... EDDY CUE EVERYONE IMAGINE AND FORGET BUT ONLY FEW AMONG THEM IMAGINE AND CREATE. DO YOU WANT TO BE ONE AMONG ... MARKHANDEYA No matter how efficient you try to be, there will always be a chance that the people you work with o... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA The only way to work with start-up companies is to give them absolute flexibility to do whatever the... DAVID HARNETT Being a good person does’nt guarantee that others will be good people too.You only have control ov... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA I could not sit seriously down to write a serious Romance under any other motive than to save my lif... JANE AUSTEN If you can BE your way through it, you can find your way to it. SUZETTE VEARNON There are a lot of black-hearted, mean-spirited bastards in the world. It's important that we hold t... DARREN SHAN They are complex. They do give you a lot of problems, and when you sit down and try to come up with ... JOE HEACOCK America will soon cease to exist. Fallacies, and lies have ruled over your nation's great name. Demi... ENRIQUE VEGA If, as it appears, it was an act of terrorists, then we will do everything in our power to track the... WILLIAM S. COHEN I'd launch the page and test-drive it with them to ensure everything looked OK. BRENDA DUNN I only heard of a (few) people that asked about the free gas, and most of them suspected it was simp... JENNIFER HARRIS
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See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, thei... DONALD RUMSFELD It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal tas... DONALD RUMSFELD Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Ra... DONALD RUMSFELD Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment. DONALD RUMSFELD Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise... DONALD RUMSFELD Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increas... DONALD RUMSFELD Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put ... DONALD RUMSFELD Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occu... DONALD RUMSFELD Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publ... DONALD RUMSFELD Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed o... DONALD RUMSFELD There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to ... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems. DONALD RUMSFELD Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times ... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeterie... DONALD RUMSFELD Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A train... DONALD RUMSFELD The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell... DONALD RUMSFELD Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam i... DONALD RUMSFELD Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you ... DONALD RUMSFELD Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning. DONALD RUMSFELD If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. DONALD RUMSFELD Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Forc... DONALD RUMSFELD Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. DONALD RUMSFELD Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. DONALD RUMSFELD I really believe that before its over, its not going be a cruise missile or a bomber that is going t... DONALD RUMSFELD Who's going to outlast the other? DONALD RUMSFELD I know of no one more qualified to follow in Tom Franks' very large footsteps, DONALD RUMSFELD Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manag... DONALD RUMSFELD [In Washington, thousands of people marched in remembrance of the attacks and in tribute to troops f... DONALD RUMSFELD The pressure applied on terrorists and insurgents is having an effect, DONALD RUMSFELD Beware when any idea is promoted primarily because it is "bold, exciting, innovative, and new." Ther... DONALD RUMSFELD What it means is that the president decided to engage our brains rather than open the taxpayers' wal... DONALD RUMSFELD The differences are so notable that it would take too long to list them, DONALD RUMSFELD It overestimates Chavez. DONALD RUMSFELD Watch for the "not invented here" syndrome. DONALD RUMSFELD Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may... DONALD RUMSFELD I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five month... DONALD RUMSFELD Sometimes he would be staying in motion in vehicles. Sometimes those vehicles were taxicabs, ... And... DONALD RUMSFELD It was an epiphany. DONALD RUMSFELD These proposals have nothing to do with that, ... These proposals have to do with organizational arr... DONALD RUMSFELD a lot of capabilities that are engaged and on standby. DONALD RUMSFELD increase the number of special operations forces available for missions worldwide, while expanding t... DONALD RUMSFELD If every time two or three people disagreed we changed the secretary of defense of the United States... DONALD RUMSFELD They undoubtedly come through Syria and they come through Iran, probably, and through other countrie... DONALD RUMSFELD We do not have a shortage of capacity, ... Whoever's raising that question ... doesn't really unders... DONALD RUMSFELD The intelligence experts in our government and I believe ... that they have engaged in a process and... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with or resentmen... DONALD RUMSFELD It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the p... DONALD RUMSFELD Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration exc... DONALD RUMSFELD He certainly is the secretary-general and he has a voice and a role. On the other hand, until Presid... DONALD RUMSFELD The same thing's true with our forces in Western Europe. DONALD RUMSFELD [That] is why we're using them, to be perfectly blunt. DONALD RUMSFELD Don't begin to think you're the President. You're not. The Constitution provides for only one. DONALD RUMSFELD Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to "carry it o... DONALD RUMSFELD The deep reductions, which are described in the treaty, take both sides down to in the neighborhood ... DONALD RUMSFELD The bottom line is the treaty is designed to not have ballistic missile defenses, and the president ... DONALD RUMSFELD It tends to be speculative, ... It is not actionable. It is not verifiable. DONALD RUMSFELD Baghdad is bustling with commerce. Universities and hospitals are open for business, ... A free pres... DONALD RUMSFELD So the fact that they had a mock election and elected a hard-liner ought not come to any surprise to... DONALD RUMSFELD A big issue, of course, is counter-narcotics, DONALD RUMSFELD In unanimity there may well be either cowardice or uncritical thinking. DONALD RUMSFELD If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random. 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DONALD RUMSFELD Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the custom... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of... DONALD RUMSFELD Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of others. B... DONALD RUMSFELD One of your tasks is to separate the "personal" from the "substantive." The two can become confused,... DONALD RUMSFELD The test is who's going to outlast the other, and the answer is we're going to outlast them. DONALD RUMSFELD I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, b... DONALD RUMSFELD First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may ... DONALD RUMSFELD I slept on it, and I'm not going to recommend that it be vetoed. DONALD RUMSFELD Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" 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Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't divide the world into "them" and "us." Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the ... DONALD RUMSFELD Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority,... DONALD RUMSFELD Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was Ð by a taxpayer. DONALD RUMSFELD [•] Saddam Hussein cannot use chemical or biological weapons himself. He has to use his chain of c... DONALD RUMSFELD Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning. DONALD RUMSFELD It is easier to get into something than to get out of it. DONALD RUMSFELD Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems. DONALD RUMSFELD Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positi... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't conside... 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The principle is that -- in the event there is something that requi... DONALD RUMSFELD I think that anytime wrongdoing occurs, it's important that that wrongdoing be reported. And I think... DONALD RUMSFELD Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction. DONALD RUMSFELD It's clearly stressed, but they're performing brilliantly, DONALD RUMSFELD We are seeing history unfold, events that will shape the course of a country, the fate of a people a... DONALD RUMSFELD From where you sit, the White House may look as untidy as the inside of a stomach. As is said of the... DONALD RUMSFELD They are interested, they are involved and they are active. And it's not helpful, DONALD RUMSFELD Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes. DONALD RUMSFELD Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see... DONALD RUMSFELD When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a preced... DONALD RUMSFELD People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon ... DONALD RUMSFELD I indicated in my remarks that there are a lot more pictures and many investigations under way, DONALD RUMSFELD Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well. DONALD RUMSFELD Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, th... DONALD RUMSFELD There's been no discussions about any troop adjustment in Europe. And it would be wrong to inject th... DONALD RUMSFELD is committed to helping you as you take control of your country and make the transition from tyranny... DONALD RUMSFELD Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually. DONALD RUMSFELD It's a one-pager, ... It is basically a memorandum that says the NSC is going to do that which it is... DONALD RUMSFELD They have engaged in a number of such raids and have been successful in at least nine that I know of... DONALD RUMSFELD The goal is to have the pressure be so great that Saddam Hussein cooperates, ... Short of that -- an... DONALD RUMSFELD I don't know why anyone would use the word inevitable, ... It clearly is not inevitable. DONALD RUMSFELD Our interaction is continuous. It is iterative, and it has been constructive and helpful, DONALD RUMSFELD in a manner that is reasonably consistent with the Geneva Conventions, to the extent they are approp... DONALD RUMSFELD differences as to who should be in command of what, differences as to where forces should be reinfor... DONALD RUMSFELD Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures ... DONALD RUMSFELD Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post. DONALD RUMSFELD Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer. DONALD RUMSFELD Even with the large and growing number of forces on the Iraqi border, Gen. Franks achieved something... DONALD RUMSFELD We fully intend to find them and chase them to the ground and root them out, ... We certainly intend... DONALD RUMSFELD [He said he also] assumed ... we have an obligation related to the Taiwan Relations Act and with reg... DONALD RUMSFELD It seems quite far-fetched. Obviously everything that everyone alleges is looked into. DONALD RUMSFELD The US decided to reduce its forces from three brigades to two brigades. DONALD RUMSFELD The enemy have designed and distributed a map where national borders are erased and replaced by a gl... DONALD RUMSFELD The plan is to prevent a civil war, and to the extent one were to occur, to have the ... Iraqi secur... DONALD RUMSFELD I am very impressed, Mr. Secretary, about how quickly we have responded and the assets that you have... DONALD RUMSFELD The Republic of Korea, an impoverished and devastated nation over a half-century ago, now has one of... DONALD RUMSFELD Those of us in the United States and in other countries around the world, free countries, hope that ... DONALD RUMSFELD Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration exc... DONALD RUMSFELD days of the Saddam Hussein regime are numbered. DONALD RUMSFELD They had forces in flow that would have been able to increase a substantial number above the ultimat... DONALD RUMSFELD I failed to recognize how important it was to elevate a matter of such gravity to the highest levels... DONALD RUMSFELD One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can ... DONALD RUMSFELD wise and valued counselor. DONALD RUMSFELD If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. DONALD H. RUMSFELD If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity. DONALD H. RUMSFELD Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, th... DONALD H. RUMSFELD Let's see if I can put this in a way you'll understand. We like you because you're invisible. DON RUMSFELD The president knows, as I know, there are no indispensable men. ... He knows that I serve at his ple... DON RUMSFELD This, too, will pass . DON RUMSFELD Now I am near to the getting of my crown, which shall be sure; for I bless the Lord, and desire all ... DONALD CARGILL I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased an... DONALD DAVIS You want a friend who's going to tell you the truth. That's what it's about. If you don&... DONALD DRIVER Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and... DONALD TRUMP Jimmy Carter used to walk off the airplane carrying his own luggage. Do you remember that? I don'... DONALD TRUMP I was a great student. I was good at everything. DONALD TRUMP We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. DONALD TRUMP Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it. DONALD KNUTH I'll drink water. Sometimes tomato juice, which I like. Sometimes orange juice, which I like. I&... DONALD TRUMP It's always good to be underestimated. DONALD TRUMP Quality of life is not only about what you find in the shops; it's about the landscape. DONALD TUSK The point is that you can't be too greedy. DONALD TRUMP I have respect for Senator McCain. I used to like him a lot. I supported him. I raised a lot of mone... DONALD TRUMP I've always been covered by a press that's mostly financial press. 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