It's easier to apologize than ask for permission.

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

It is easier to apologize than to get permission.

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

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge.

If you want my ghost just say ' We've always done it that way.' and i will haunt you for 24 hours.