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• If you develop rules, never have more than ten. -- Donald Rumsfeld
• If you try to please everybody, somebody is not going to like it. -- Donald Rumsfeld
• Keep your sense of humor about your position. -- Donald Rumsfeld
• Never say "The White House wants"- buildings don't "want." -- Donald Rumsfeld
• Don't speak ill of your predecessors (or successors) - you did not walk in their shoes.
  -- Donald Rumsfeld...
• If someone with a rural accent says, "I don't know anything about politics," zip up your pockets.
  -- Donald Rumsfeld...
• Where possible, preserve the President's options- he will very likely need them.
  -- Donald Rumsfeld...
• Don't play President - you're not. The Constitution provides for only one President.
  Don't forget it and don't be seen by others as not understanding that fact. -- Donald Rumsfeld...
• Read and listen for what is missing. Many advisors are quite capable of stating how to improve what has been proposed, or what's wrong.
  Few seem capable of sensing what isn't there. -- Donald Rumsfeld...