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Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous.

— Hyman G. Rickover

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It is a human inclination to hope things will work out, despite evidence or doubt to the contrary. A successful manager must resist this temptation.

The Rickover Effect (1992)

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

It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman, and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

The Rickover Effect (1992)

The Devil is in the details, but so is salvation.

The Rickover Effect (1992)

Develop the capacity to learn from experience.

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