Good ideas Quote by Hyman Rickover
“Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Engineering Leadership, 1970
Innovations need active promotion and patient perseverance to become standard practice.
In simple terms: Good ideas require effort and patience to be used.
Key Takeaway
Push ideas forward.
Themes
innovation
leadership
patience
Mood
determined
optimistic
Type
business
technical
When to use this quote
- product development
- policy making
- organizational change
- research labs
- startup culture
Key Concepts
systems engineering
change management
Questions to Reflect On
- How can leaders sustain momentum for new ideas?
- What role does patience play in technical adoption?
A Different Perspective
Patience alone cannot overcome resistance without clear benefits.
