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I believe the phrase is, "It is easier to ask for forgiveness than for
permission."
Kay Robart
> >
> > <snip> ...
> > " Don't wait for permission; "it is easier to
> > get forgiven than it is to get permission." (I'd love to cite the
> > originator of that saying, but I haven't a clue. It remains one of my
> > favorites.)"
> >
> > I think this is attributed to Grace Hopper, an Admiral in the USN who
> > worked on the ENIAC team and was on the Board of Directors of Digital
> > Equipment Corporation for many years.
> >
> > The wording is not quite right but the sense of it is on the mark.
> >
> > Ward
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