It is easier to apologize than 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

The course of our lives can be altered when we receive the gift of knowledge.

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!

In this waiting, there is witness.

Those who would learn must suffer. In our own despair, against our will, wisdom comes to us.

I always pray before any of the operation. I think God help me know what to do.

WE NEED MORE OF THOSE AND IF YOU STILL HATE THE WORD, IT IS NOT THE WORD THAT IS IMPORTANT. IT'S THE IDEA AND THE AMBITION BEHIND IT.

There are words that exist in one language and not in another language. It creates barriers that keep us from understanding each other. I'm often frustrated using words to talk to people.

At the front of my home, in the garden, is a huge piece of clear quartz.

War is cruel to the people, and terrible to the conquered.

You are my life. You're the only thing it would hurt to lose.