If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.
Hyman RickoverAll new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom.
Hyman RickoverFree discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.
Hyman RickoverAll men are by nature conservative but conservatism in the military profession is a source of danger to the country. One must be ready to change his line sharply and suddenly, with no concern for the prejudices and memories of what was yesterday. To rest upon formula is a slumber that, prolonged, means death.
Hyman Rickover