The most damaging phrase in the language is: `It's always been done that way.' — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
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… — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that. — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need… — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
The most damaging phrase in the language is: `It's always been done that way.' — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission. — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
Some day, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads, "Information"; for in most cases, the information is more valuable… — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
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.… — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
If you want my ghost just say ' We've always done it that way.' and i will haunt you for 24 hours. — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge. — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
