Grace Hopper Professions : Computer Scientist Born : December 9, 1906 Died : January 1, 1992 Browse All Authors Top 38 quotes by Grace Hopper The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.' Grace Hopper peer-pressure spiritual education 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 clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise. Grace Hopper change education running A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. Grace Hopper motivational inspirational life 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. You can always apologize later.' Grace Hopper done people way To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge. Grace Hopper foundation important art It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Grace Hopper forgiveness apology peace No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that. Grace Hopper reasonable computer people You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. Grace Hopper overboard management people One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. Grace Hopper measurement women experts Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Grace Hopper loyalty leadership two 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, every time you say, "We've always done it that way," my ghost will appear and haunt you for twenty-four hours. Grace Hopper twenties done life The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission Grace Hopper glasses half needs I've always been more interested in the future than in the past. Grace Hopper past From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it. Grace Hopper bugs computer technology Developing a compiler was a logical move; but in matters like this, you don't run against logic - you run against people who can't change their minds. Grace Hopper running people moving 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 woods, the man's instinct would be to protect the woman. Therefore you weaken the man. Grace Hopper men children sex If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need greater computer power, the answer is not to get a bigger computer, but . . .to build systems of computers and operate them in parallel. Grace Hopper oxen jobs two 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 the hardware which processes it. Grace Hopper information balance process 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 third time and you've just proven a natural law! Grace Hopper workout law people 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 and honor of serving very proudly in the United States Navy. Grace Hopper awards grateful military Similar Authors Bill Joy computer-scientist Butler Lampson computer-scientist Brian Reid computer-scientist Brian Kernighan computer-scientist Andrew S. Tanenbaum computer-scientist Andy Hertzfeld computer-scientist All Authors
