14 ordspråk av Grace Murray Hopper
Grace Murray Hopper
A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
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At any given moment, there is always a line representing what your boss will believe. If you step over it, you will not get your budget. Go as close to that line as you can.
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At the end of about a week, I called back and said, "I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?"
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From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.
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Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.
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I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, "What are you?"
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If it isn't bolted down, bring it home.
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If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.
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In total desperation, I called over to the engineering building, and I said, "Please cut off a nanosecond and send it over to me."
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In total desperation, I called over to the engineering building, and I said, "Please cut off a nanosecond and send it over to me."
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It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
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Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.
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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.
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You manage things; you lead people
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