We bury the men who do the nation's creative work under layers of administrators and mountains of memoranda. … - Hyman Rickover

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Make a little room in your plans for romance again, Anne, girl. All the degrees and scholarships in the world can’t make up for the lack of it. ~Aunt Josephine to Anne in Anne Of Green Gables

Hyman Rickover

We bury the men who do the nation's creative work under layers of administrators and mountains of memoranda. We shrivel creativity by endless frustrations.

Administrators, Creativity, Endless, Frustration, Memoranda, Men

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

Adopted, Impatience, Life, Motivational, Patience, Practice

Responsibility is a unique concept. . . You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. . . If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.

Ignorance, Portion, Responsibility, Unique, Unless, Wrong

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

Charge, Concern, Details, Important, Man, Men

Good 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.

Automatically, Ideas, Leadership, Practice, Required, Subverted

Be ever questioning. Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion. You don't go to heaven if you die dumb. Become better informed. Lean from others' mistakes. You could not live long enough to make them all yourself.

Die, Heaven, Ignorance, Live, Long, Mistake