732 Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them.

I would characterize it as 'much ado about nothing,'

Either you use them, or you bring them back.

It's basically a sound principle. It's nothing new; it's been well understood ... My guess is it will continue to be used as little as possible, but that it will continue to be used.

The problem is, to a large extent, we are in unexplored territory with this unconventional and complex struggle against extremism,

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

I would characterize it as an isolated problem.

Every president when he is elected has to live with the pluses and minuses his predecessor leaves, which includes benefits as well as burdens.

It's based on unit cohesion, ... The principle is that -- in the event there is something that requires a unit to be involved in, and people are in a personal situation where their time was ending -- they put a stop-loss on it so cohesion is maintained.