Grace Hopper Quotes

At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges.

When computers came along, I felt for the first time that I had the proper tools for the kind of theoretical work I wanted to do. So I moved over to that, and that got me into psychology.

I grew up as a computer scientist, and I've always been fascinated by algorithms.

We're losing track of the vastness of the potential for computer science. We really have to revive the beautiful intellectual joy of it, as opposed to the business potential.

Computer science is one of the worst things that ever happened to either computers or to science.

I became convinced that the whole essence of the computer revolution is interactivity. That was very early in my career. At the time I did that it was heresy.

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

I felt there was a need for us to build a new programming language. I also had come to see that Microsoft functions best when it controls its own destiny.

When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.

I've always been at the intersection of computers and whatever they can revolutionize.

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.

Technology is fascinating.

I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.

I am thinking about something much more important than bombs. I am thinking about computers.

I did not grow up around computers, so technology was not a tool used every day in my household. I was drawn to computer science due to the creative nature of programming and the technology focus.

Computer science is the operating system for all innovation.

I got interested in computers and how they could be enslaved to the megalomaniac impulses of a teenager.

I like computers as a tool. I like them as an instrument. I think they're just pretty.

The computing world is very good at things that we are not. It is very good at memory.

I'm not a computer girl.

The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their forms are equally significant.

Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

With the evolution of technology, kids really need to be computer-savvy.

I'm really interested in the current tech world because of my brother Michael. Since we were little kids, in the 1970s, he was dealing with the first computers. He works for the government.