Done Quote by Grace Hopper

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.

— 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…

— Grace Hopper

No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.

— 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…

— Grace Hopper

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'

— Grace Hopper

You manage things and lead people.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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.…

— Grace Hopper

To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge.

— Grace Hopper

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

— Grace Hopper

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

— Grace Hopper