Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.
Hyman RickoverGood ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.
Hyman RickoverGood ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required.
Hyman RickoverWhen 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.
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