Grace Brewster Murray Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral. One of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I the computer, she was a pioneer of computer programming who invented one of the first linkers. These Grace Hopper quotes will motivate you.
Best Grace Hopper Quotes
- “The most damaging phrase in the language is: ‘It’s always been done that way.'” ~ Grace Hopper
- “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
- “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” ~ 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
- “One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.” ~ 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. You can always apologize later.'” ~ Grace Hopper
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“It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one’s superiors; care for one’s crew.” ~ Grace Hopper Quotes
- “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
- “I’ve always been more interested in the future than in the past.” ~ Grace Hopper
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“Manage things. Lead people.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “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
- “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
- “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
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“From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “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
- “Someday, 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
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“It is easier to apologize than 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 privilege and honor of serving very proudly in the United States Navy.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “If you want my ghost just say ‘ We’ve always done it that way.’ and I will haunt you for 24 hours.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington.” ~ Grace Hopper
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“We’ve tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “At any given moment, there is always a line representing what your boss will believe. If you step over it, you will not get your budget. Go as close to that line as you can.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “I will not take what you need to give me. I will take what you want to give me.” ~ Grace Hopper Quotes
- “It’s always easier to apologize for something you’ve already done than to get approval for it in advance.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “We’re just getting started. We’re just beginning to meet what will be the future-we’ve got the Model T.” ~ Grace Hopper
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“If it isn’t bolted down, bring it home.” ~ 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.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “You manage things and lead people.” ~ Grace Hopper
- “I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?” ~ Grace Hopper
- “It’s easier to apologize than ask for permission.” ~ Grace Hopper
