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Economics of Defense Policy: Adm. H.G. Rickover : Hearing Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session

Book by Hyman Rickover · 8 quotes · Done, Human Experience, Humans

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Economics of Defense Policy: Adm. H.G. Rickover : Hearing Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session Quotes

“Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.”

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“The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.”

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“It troubles me that we are so easily pressured by purveyors of technology into permitting so-called "progress" to alter our lives without attempting to control it-as if technology were an irrepressible force of nature to which we must meekly submit.”

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“All new ideas begin in a non-conforming mind that questions some tenet of the conventional wisdom.”

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“What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and common sense — none of which can be taught in a classroom... Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done.”

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“Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done”

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