Data Quote by 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.”

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

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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…

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

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If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need…

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

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You manage things and lead people.

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If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

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Some day, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads, "Information"; for in most cases, the information is more valuable…

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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.…

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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.

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

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

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