One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

We're just getting started. We're just beginning to meet what will be the future-we've got the Model T.

I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?

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

I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic.

Manage things. Lead people.

It's easier to apologize than ask for permission.