Hyman Rickover
Hyman Rickover
Hyman George Rickoverwas a United States Navy admiral who directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of Naval Reactors. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth27 January 1900
CountryUnited States of America
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A child is being properly educated only when he is learning to become independent of his parents.
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Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.
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The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.
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When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.
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When the men in Russia foul up, they are dismisses, sometimes losing their necks. But we protect those who fail and press them to the government bosom.
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Be ever questioning. Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion. You don't go to heaven if you die dumb. Become better informed. Lean from others' mistakes. You could not live long enough to make them all yourself.
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All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom.
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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 common sense — none of which can be taught in a classroom... Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done.
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Above all, we should bear in mind that our liberty is not an end in itself; it is a means to win respect for human dignity for all classes of our society.
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Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie.
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It is a human inclination to hope things will work out, despite evidence or doubt to the contrary. A successful manager must resist this temptation.
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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 for rational thought.
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Half-truths are like half a brick - they can be thrown farther.
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