Hyman Rickover Quotes
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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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— Hyman Rickover
Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie.
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— Hyman Rickover
“All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom.”
— Hyman Rickover
“A child is being properly educated only when he is learning to become independent of his parents.”
— Hyman Rickover
“Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.”
— Hyman Rickover
“Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experiences, speak less and worry more.”
— Hyman Rickover
The tools of the academic designer are a piece of paper and a pencil with an eraser. If a mistake is made, it can always be erased and changed. If the practical-reactor designer errs, he wears the mistake around his neck; it cannot be erased. Everyone sees it.
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— Hyman Rickover
Half-truths are like half a brick - they can be thrown farther.
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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 by Congress - which represents our people. All of you live in safety from domestic enemies because of security from the police. Likewise, you live in safety from foreign enemies because our military keeps them from attacking us.
— Hyman Rickover
How the hell are you supposed to know what God wants you to do with your life, eh?
— Hyman Rickover
Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.
— Hyman Rickover
— Hyman Rickover
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