Famous Hyman Rickover Quotations

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"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."
by George Hyman Rickover
"It is necessary for us to learn from others' mistakes. You will not live long enough to make them all yourself."
by Hyman Rickover
"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."
by Hyman Rickover
"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience."
by Hyman Rickover
"If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't."
by Hyman Rickover
"Responsiblity is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it."
by Admiral Hyman Rickover
"The untrodden path is choked by the weeds of tradition. Be not afraid to cut through."
by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
"If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy; God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won t."
by Hyman Rickover
"Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courageous patience."
by Hyman Rickover
"It is necessary for you to learn from others' mistakes. You will not live long enough to make them all yourself."
by Hyman Rickover


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