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title: "2 Haunt Quotes By Grace Hopper"
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> [If you want my ghost just say ' We've always done it that way.' and i will haunt you for 24 hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/if-you-want-my-ghost-just-say-we-ve-always-done-it-that-way-and-i/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

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> [I am now going to make you a gift that will stay with you the rest of your life. For the rest of your life, every time you say, "We've always done it that way," my ghost will appear and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/i-am-now-going-to-make-you-a-gift-that-will-stay-with-you-the-rest-of/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

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## More by Grace Hopper

> [It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/it-s-easier-to-ask-forgiveness-than-it-is-to-get-permission/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [I've received many honors and I'm grateful for them; but I've already received the highest award I'll ever receive, and that has been the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/i-ve-received-many-honors-and-i-m-grateful-for-them-but-i-ve-already/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/no-computer-is-ever-going-to-ask-a-new-reasonable-question-it-takes/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/if-one-ox-could-not-do-the-job-they-did-not-try-to-grow-a-bigger-ox/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/the-most-damaging-phrase-in-the-language-is-it-s-always-been-done/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [You manage things and lead people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/you-manage-things-and-lead-people/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/if-it-s-a-good-idea-go-ahead-and-do-it-it-s-much-easier-to-apologize/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [Some day, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads, "Information"; for in most cases, the information is more valuable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/some-day-on-the-corporate-balance-sheet-there-will-be-an-entry-which/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/the-only-phrase-i-ve-ever-disliked-is-why-we-ve-always-done-it-that/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [If you want my ghost just say ' We've always done it that way.' and i will haunt you for 24 hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/if-you-want-my-ghost-just-say-we-ve-always-done-it-that-way-and-i/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/to-me-programming-is-more-than-an-important-practical-art-it-is-also/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/it-is-often-easier-to-ask-for-forgiveness-than-to-ask-for-permission/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/a-ship-in-port-is-safe-but-that-s-not-what-ships-are-built-for/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [It's always easier to apologize for something you've already done than to get approval for it in advance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/it-s-always-easier-to-apologize-for-something-you-ve-already-done/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

> [We're flooding people with information. We need to feed it through a processor. A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/we-re-flooding-people-with-information-we-need-to-feed-it-through-a/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

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