Grace Hopper Quotes

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

Going into Somalia, I didn't anticipate how many people's lives would be affected by it. In hindsight, I certainly wish I had taken more time to think about that, but I can't change it.

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit. It is but common prudence to see the way out before we venture in.

I think I regret the impact on everybody. But I think I just maybe could have gone about it in a kinder way.

it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret.

It is easier to apologize than to get permission.

There were so many of us who would have to live with things done and things left undone that day. Things that did not go right, things that seemed okay at the time because we could not see the future. If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.

there are risks you'll take for yourself because you know that if your plan goes wrong, it'll be too late for regrets. but if you risk the lives of others and fail, you'll have a lifetime to regret it.

I have done so many things in my life," she said to the mirror. "Evil things, perhaps. But never unattentively, never wastefully...was I wrong?

I also had to come tonight to apologize. If you need to go to Mexico to finish this process off, then I understand. I was wrong to criticize you for it or even imply that I had some kind of say in it. One of the greatest things about you is that in the end, you always make smart decisions. Can’t always say the same for myself. Whatever you need to do, I’ll support you.

If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However-and this is a big ‘however’- most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice…and never understood the difference between the two.

I wish I could turn back time, but I can't. I made a stupid decision because I thought I was invincible, and I'll pay for it the rest of my life.

Once you say something, it stays said. I apologized to anyone who may have been hurt by what I said, and I really meant it. I am absolutely not interested in hurting anyone, or being mean or insensitive.

You’re the one who unleashed him. (Savitar) Yeah, well, let’s move on from the blame game. I was having suicidal thoughts and it seemed like a good idea at the time. In retrospect, not so much. (Stryker)

Our actions are in our own hands, but the consequences of them are not. Remember that, my dear, and think twice before you do anything.

They keep telling me don't save you. If I ignore all that advice and something isn't right then who will I complain to?

If, in 2008, I could have not been in equities, I wouldn't have been in equities. If I could have not bet on the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, I wouldn't have bet on the Seahawks. Life and statesmanship are not lived with the benefit of hindsight.

Discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons

There's less of a connection for a lot of people between the technical decisions we make and the ethical ramifications we are responsible for.

And apologies, once postponed, become harder and harder to make, and finally impossible.

Accept life, and you must accept regret.

I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.

Little late for that now. I don’t think an ‘Oops, my bad, my weapon accidentally misfired two dozen rounds’ will work to get me out of this. (Devyn)

I'd rather be sorry for something I had done than for something I didn't do.

Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.