38 Quotes 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.

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.

I've always been more interested in the future than in the past

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

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.

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.

We've tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question.

It's always easier to apologize for something you've already done than to get approval for it in advance.

It is easier to apologize than to get permission.