"At present, we're putting on paper a lot of stuff that never needed to be on paper. We do need to keep the records. But there isn't any reason for printing them. The next generation growing up with the computers will change that."

"I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, "What are you?""

"Admiral Hopper, ... is the first woman to receive America's highest technology award as an individual. The award recognizes her as a computer pioneer, who spent a half century helping keep America on the leading edge of high technology."

"But Grace, then anyone will be able to write programs!"

"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."

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