"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."

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Source : Hyman Rickover's address to US Naval Postgraduate School, March 16, 1954.

Hyman Rickover

#Ambition Quotes #Limits Quotes #Common Quotes

“I usually hate going around and doing press. It sort of stresses me out.”
“Wherever you may go Wherever you may have been Saying goodbye is fine If you say hello again”
“I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others.”
“When we fear things I think that we wish for them ... every fear hides a wish”
“I filmed myself drunk, just to see what I'm like. I watched so many funny videos of people drunk on YouTube.”

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“The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole language, which finally means the lack of a whole mind.”

Source : 1936 Scott and Scotland, introduction.
“Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?”
“Mistakes and prejudices are as interesting as anything else. They reveal a lot about the mind set and culture of the time under consideration.”

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