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> [I'm totally against women in combat, because we live in a culture and a society that imposes on every man the concept of women and children first...If you had a man and a woman trying to go through some dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/i-m-totally-against-women-in-combat-because-we-live-in-a-culture-and/)

[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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