Grace Hopper Quotes

I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.

It is always easier to get forgiveness than permission.

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

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

I tend to sort of dive into things without worrying about risk or anything. Like, when I get an idea, I tend to just go for it and see what happens.

Don't ask permission, just ask forgiveness.

I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.

The thing I hate most in acting is asking permission to do things. What you really want to do is say, 'This is my need; this is what's going to get me further; this is what's going to be alive. I don't ever say, 'Do you mind if...?' I just come in and do it.

There is a difference between being bold and being rash.

I have always stuck my neck out on policy issues.

If someone dares me to do something I'll just do it.

Maybe it's stupidity, but you just gotta jump into things. That's how I've gone through life.

Boldness becomes rarer, the higher the rank.

Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity

I'd rather be in trouble for having done something than for not having done anything.

It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.

One must dare to show what he wants. You have to go and ask for things rather than wait for them to happen.

Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

It was only when I started to dig my heels in that I started to realize that's what I needed to do - that nobody was going to open the door for me, that I had to make some space.

I just love that spirit that makes people do things that they probably shouldn't.

You must play boldly to win.

I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage.

I would say my sense of adventure outweighs my grace.

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.

You might as well go through life the way you want to. If what you want is to be engaged and forceful, to 'lean in,' well, do that.