Grace Hopper

Computer Science American 1906 – 1992 204 quotes

Pioneer of computer programming, created first compiler

Quotes by Grace Hopper

We're going to have to do things differently. We're going to have to change.

Interview/Speech 1980

I'm a great believer in asking questions.

Interview/Speech 1980

The computer is a tool. It's not a god.

Interview/Speech 1970

It's better to be a pioneer than a settler.

Interview/Speech 1980

I'm not a pessimist. I'm an optimist who's been disappointed a lot.

Interview/Speech 1980

The only thing worse than a bad idea is no idea.

Interview/Speech 1970

I'm not interested in doing things the way they've always been done.

Interview/Speech 1980

The greatest contribution of the computer is that it forces us to think.

Interview/Speech 1970

I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard worker.

Interview/Speech 1980

The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.

Interview/Speech 1980

We're going to have to learn to live with change.

Interview/Speech 1980

I'm not a feminist. I'm a human being.

Interview/Speech 1980

The computer is a tool for the mind, not a substitute for it.

Interview/Speech 1970

I'm not a visionary. I'm just a person who sees what needs to be done.

Interview/Speech 1980

The only way to predict the future is to create it.

Interview/Speech 1980

I'm not a genius. I'm just a person who asks a lot of questions.

Interview/Speech 1980

The computer is a mirror of our own minds.

Interview/Speech 1970

I'm not a leader. I'm a person who gets things done.

Interview/Speech 1980

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Interview/Speech 1980

I'm not a rebel. I'm just a person who doesn't like to be told what to do.

Interview/Speech 1980