All Grace Hopper Quotes
- 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 privilege… Already Received
- Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a… Allergic
- The most damaging phrase in the language is: `It's always been done that way.' Been
- One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. Accurate
- From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it. Anything Went
- I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond? Compare
- I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic. Arithmetic
- To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge. Art
- I've always been more interested in the future than in the past Been
- If you do something once, people will call it an accident. If you do it twice, they call it a coincidence. But do it a… Accident
- 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,… Always Done
- It's always easier to apologize for something you've already done than to get approval for it in advance. Advance
- You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. Forgot
- Some day, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads, "Information"; for in most cases, the information is more valuable than… Balance
- We're flooding people with information. We need to feed it through a processor. A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge. Feed
- We've tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question. Ask
- It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Apology
- A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. Action
- You manage things; you lead people. Inspirational
- If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologise than it is to get permission. Ahead