Forgiveness vs. Permission

It is better to ask forgiveness than permission
— US Admiral Grace Hopper

One of the things that I have seen during my corporate, small-business, and academic career is folks in leadership embracing Admiral Grace Hopper’s statement addressing forgiveness versus permission for all the wrong reasons. As with most things, context is everything.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
― Albert Einstein

Computers are like bikinis. They save people a lot of guesswork.
— Sam Ewing

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.
— Napoleon Hill

True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
— Charles Caleb Colton