Grace Hopper — "One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions."

"The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'"

"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 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 …"

"In total desperation, I called over to the engineering building, and I said, 'Please cut off a nanosecond and send it over to me.'... At the end of about a week, I called back and said, 'I need someth…"

"The wonderful thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from."