All Hyman Rickover Quotes
- I do not have regrets. I believe I helped preserve the peace for this country. Why should I regret that? What I accomplished was approved… Accomplished
- Act as if you are going to live for ever and cast your plans way ahead. You must feel responsible without time limitations, and the… Act
- It troubles me that we are so easily pressured by purveyors of technology into permitting so-called "progress" to alter our lives without attempting to control… Alter
- Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through… Adopted
- The devil is in the details, and everything we do in the military is a detail. Detail
- Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches. Failure
- All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom. All
- Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still… Anyone
- When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job… Act
- Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous. Inspirational
- What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and… Attitude
- The Devil is in the details, but so is salvation. Details
- Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page. Argument
- More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute… Ability
- I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man… Act
- Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done Experience
- Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience. Courage
- Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie. Button
- A child is being properly educated only when he is learning to become independent of his parents. Become Independent
- If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't. Bureaucracy
- Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Adopted
- You have to learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself. All