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

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

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.

It's easier to apologize than ask for permission.

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington.

Developing a compiler was a logical move; but in matters like this, you don't run against logic - you run against people who can't change their minds.