“To know that you do not know is best.”
Author: Lao Tzu (4th or 6th century BC) Philosopher of ancient China and central figure in Taoism.
“As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know. There are known unknowns. That is to say we know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”
-Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing
Donald Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a United States businessman, politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. He is both the youngest (43 years old) and the oldest (68 years old) person to have held the position, as well as the only person to have held the position for two non-consecutive terms, and the second longest serving. Rumsfeld is also one of the most controversial defense secretaries in US history.
July 31st, 2009 at 12:07 PM
This sounds more like someone trying to kill time rather than trying to say something.
October 5th, 2009 at 3:26 PM
I think he was drunk
March 23rd, 2010 at 7:21 AM
This is a recap from a PM book analysis of PM risk management…
November 14th, 2010 at 2:52 AM
Well…look where it comes from. Take it all with a HUGE grain of salt. That’s what the man gave the world.
March 19th, 2011 at 2:31 AM
Too bad there are some who can’t understand what he was getting at. It’s a pretty simple concept but then there are people like Ron (above) who can’t seem to wrap his mini-mind around it.