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

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

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge.

No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.

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

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.

The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission

We are not meant to spend the rest of our lives underground. We need to go home and tell a strange story that no one will believe.

I felt need. It was you. I can never allow myself to need you. So, my only choice is to make you need me, because ridding myself of you is no longer an option.

Hope is holding on, praying expectantly. It's never giving up. It's never quitting.

If you like Powers, you'll love The Victories!

The basic condition of human life is happiness.

I don't know if I get recognized necessarily, though I do get looked at a lot - but I don't know if it's because of who I am, or if people just think I look weird.

Man is a central creature between the animals, that is to say, the most perfect form, which unites the traits of all in the most complete epitome.

I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they’re humble.

I'd love to slit my mother-in-law's corsets and watch her spread to death.

We all have to find our own ways to say good-bye.