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.
Interview, The Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper (1987)
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Grace Hopper quotes
1906-1992 ยท Scientists and inventors
Computer scientist and US Navy rear admiral who pioneered programming languages.
4 quotes, 4 traced to where Hopper said or wrote them.
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.
Interview, The Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper (1987)
A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge. We've tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question.
Interview, The Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper (1987)
I've always been more interested in the future than in the past.
Quoted in Reader's Digest (1994)