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I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I was not poor, I was needy. They told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, I was deprived. (Oh not deprived but rather underprivileged.) Then they told me underprivileged was overused. I was disadvantaged. I still dont have a dime but I have a great vocabulary. Jules Feiffer		Tuesday May 05, 2026
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About Hyman George Rickover

	Hyman George Rickover
	(1900-1986) US Navy Admiral, Father of the Nuclear Navy, b. in Russia, on active duty 63+ years.

Popular Hyman George Rickover Quotes

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

It is necessary for us to learn from others mistakes. You will not live long enough to make them all yourself.

Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.

Half-truths are like half a brick they can be thrown farther.

Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie.

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

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

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