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
Hyman Rickover quotes about
devil details salvation
The Devil is in the details, but so is salvation.
inspirational funny twilight
If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.
military devil details
The devil is in the details, and everything we do in the military is a detail.
nature technology progress
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 it-as if technology were an irrepressible force of nature to which we must meekly submit.
past men consistency
To doubt one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Don't defend past actions; what is right today may be wrong tomorrow. Don't be consistent; consistency is the refuge of fools.
optimism stupidity
Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous.
smart people dumb
I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb.
courage ideas innovation
Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.
strong real long
In Greek mythology, Antaeus was a giant who was strong as long as he had contact with the earth. When he was lifted from the earth he lost strength. So it is with engineers. They must not become isolated from the real world.
creativity men frustration
We bury the men who do the nation's creative work under layers of administrators and mountains of memoranda. We shrivel creativity by endless frustrations.
education children independent
A child is being properly educated only when he is learning to become independent of his parents.
organization details source
Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.
men important details
The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.
jobs forever feels
When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.