732 Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

A terrorist can attack any time, any place using any technique and you can’t defend everywhere against every technique at every moment.

If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.

Then there are three or four countries that have said they won’t do anything. I believe Libya, Cuba and Germany are ones that have indicated they won’t help in any respect.

Control your own time. Don’t let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others.

Inspectors do not have the duty or the ability to uncover terrible weapons hidden in a vast country. The responsibility of inspectors is simply to confirm evidence of voluntary and total disarmament. Saddam Hussein has the responsibility to provide that evidence, as directed, and in full.

Oh, Lord. I didn’t mean to say anything quotable.

I am not going to give you a number for it because it’s not my business to do intelligent work.

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin’s still learning.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.