57 Quotes by Hyman Rickover

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.

If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy; God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.

Unless you can point the finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong then you never had anyone really responsible.

Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experiences, speak less and worry more.

I do not have regrets. I believe I helped preserve the peace for this country. Why should I regret that? What I accomplished was approved by Congress - which represents our people. All of you live in safety from domestic enemies because of security from the police. Likewise, you live in safety from foreign enemies because our military keeps them from attacking us.

How the hell are you supposed to know what God wants you to do with your life, eh?

Thoughts arising from practical experience may be a bridle or a spur.

I 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.