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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.
Hyman Rickover
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Good ideas require active effort and persistence to be successfully implemented and maintained.

This quote by Hyman Rickover emphasizes the importance of not just having good ideas but also the necessity of transforming those ideas into action. It highlights that even after implementation, one must continually nurture and advocate for these ideas, as they can easily fall victim to neglect or opposition if not actively supported.

Themes

IdeasImplementationCouragePersistenceAction

In practice

Example use cases

In a business meeting to encourage team members to pursue innovative projects.

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