The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.
Hyman RickoverKnowing more about the public effects his work will have, the engineer ought to consider himself an "officer of the court" and keep the general interest always in mind.
Hyman RickoverI have a son. I love my son. I want everything that I do to be so safe that I would be happy to have my son operating it. That's my fundamental rule.
Hyman RickoverA system under which it takes three men to check what one is doing is not control; it is systematic strangulation.
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