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Submariner Inspirational Quotes (71)

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For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.
Martin Niemoller
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I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler.
Wilhelm Canaris
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I have a clear conscience.
Wilhelm Canaris
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Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experiences, speak less and worry more.
Hyman Rickover
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Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.
Hyman Rickover
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How the hell are you supposed to know what God wants you to do with your life, eh?
Hyman Rickover
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We have no more thought of using our own powers to escape the arm of authorities than had the Apostles of old. No more are we ready to keep silent at man's behest when God commands us to speak. For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.
Martin Niemoller
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That which does not kill you will ultimately make you stronger.
Martin Niemoller
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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.
Hyman Rickover
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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.
Hyman Rickover
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The trouble is that all-encompassing though information technology may be, it will always convey facts and numbers ... what it does not convey is perception, belief and motivation.
John Harvey-Jones
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I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb.
Hyman Rickover
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If you're not living I mean really living, you're dead already.
Martin Niemoller
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I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference. We must live for the future of the human race, and not for our own comfort or success.
Hyman Rickover
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More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought.
Hyman Rickover
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First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me.
Martin Niemoller
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Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.
Hyman Rickover
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Other than motherhood, the eight years that I spent at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I have incredibly fond memories of. It's a beautiful place, with four seasons up in Wisconsin. And really wonderful people.
Laurel Clark
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You must act in the face of reality, never taking counsel of you own worst fears.
Sandy Woodward
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Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie.
Hyman Rickover
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You have to acquire a personal peace of mind which comes with understanding.
Sandy Woodward
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Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.
Hyman Rickover
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Whenever I do get to look out, it is glorious. Even the stars have a special brightness.
Laurel Clark
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This has been a great experience for me. The first couple of days you don't always feel too well. You adjust to the fluid shifting, how to fly through space without hitting things or anybody else. But then you get in a groove.
Laurel Clark
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