732 Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

Well, so be it. Nothing’s perfect in life, so you have an election that’s not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet.

If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.

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

Leave the President’s family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help.

Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence.

Look at me! I’m sweet and lovable!

The United States isn’t going to do anything That it’s not capable of doing. And if we do something, We’ll be capable of doing it.

Sausage making and policy-making shouldn’t be seen close-up.