Donald H. Rumsfeld

Imitate, assimilate and innovate.

Many unkind people have done kind things. Doing acts of kindness is not the same as occupying kindness, of being kindness.

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we’re here to explore new possibilities.

We are entering an era when we shall create resources which shall be so constantly renewed that the only loss will be not to use them. There will be such a plenteous supply of heat, light and power, that it will be a sin not to use all we want. This era is coming now. And it is coming by way of Water.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.

He who is not busy being born is busy dying.

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

We are always seeking for those things which are in the clouds, not for those that lie at our feet.

You can’t change other people or (some) conditions; you can change only your reactions to them.

Anything is better than lies and deceit!

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

When you doubt the brilliance of your shine, I will take you through my darkness. I will show you where you shine the brightest.