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Are you referring to this quote by Admiral Grace Hopper? "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission." I never thought of it as arrogant, but
by nntwozz 2y ago
Are you referring to this quote by Admiral Grace Hopper?
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
I never thought of it as arrogant, but I guess it depends on context.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoNot from her, it wasn't, but it tends to be, in the contexts that I've heard it. It's usually used to justify people making really bad, uninformed, unexamined, and unwise decisions, in a rash manner. There's a lot of quotes that have been "repurposed," to afford unhealthy behavior. Another one that is abused like hell, is "The perfect is the enemy of the good." People usually use that as an excuse for creating ... less than perfect, shall we say ... product.