38 Quotes by Grace Hopper

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.'

I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?

If it isn't bolted down, bring it home.

I will not take what you need to give me. I will take what you want to give me.

Manage things. Lead people.

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

Humans are allergic to change.

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.