Grace Hopper

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

The greatest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

It is much easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

We're not going to get anywhere if we keep doing things the way we've always done them.

I didn't do anything, I just made a lot of noise.

The only true security is the ability to adapt to change.

We've got to teach them to be creative, to be innovative, to be able to think for themselves.

I'm not afraid of anything. I'm just afraid of not doing anything.

It's better to be a pirate than to join the navy.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

The wonderful thing about a computer is that you can make mistakes and erase them.

I often say I'm going to die with a computer in my hand.

We are at the beginning of a new age, and we have to be prepared for it.

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.

I'm not a pessimist. I'm an optimist who carries a raincoat.

It's not enough to invent something. You have to get it out to the people.

I'm a great believer in the future. I believe in the young people.

We have to stop thinking in terms of 'them' and 'us' and start thinking in terms of 'we'.

The only thing that's constant is change.

The computer is the most powerful tool we've ever had.