(14 quotes found)
“Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.”
Grace Murray Hopper
“A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.”
“From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.”
“You manage things; you lead people”
“It's easier to seek forgiveness than it is to get permission.”
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
“It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.”
“If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.”
“I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, "What are you?"”
“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.”
“In total desperation, I called over to the engineering building, and I said, "Please cut off a nanosecond and send it over to me."”
