Grace Hopper Quotations

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.

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

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.

You manage things; you lead people.

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

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.

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.'

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

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

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