Grace Hopper
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.
I'm a great believer in asking questions.
The computer is a tool. It's not a god.
It's better to be a pioneer than a settler.
I'm not a pessimist. I'm an optimist who's been disappointed a lot.
The only thing worse than a bad idea is no idea.
I'm not interested in doing things the way they've always been done.
The greatest contribution of the computer is that it forces us to think.
I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard worker.
The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.
We're going to have to learn to live with change.
I'm not a feminist. I'm a human being.
The computer is a tool for the mind, not a substitute for it.
I'm not a visionary. I'm just a person who sees what needs to be done.
The only way to predict the future is to create it.
I'm not a genius. I'm just a person who asks a lot of questions.
The computer is a mirror of our own minds.
I'm not a leader. I'm a person who gets things done.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
I'm not a rebel. I'm just a person who doesn't like to be told what to do.