See: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/11/27/always-done/
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The most dangerous phrase in the language is 'We've always done it this way!'".
— Grace Hopper
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The most dangerous phrase in the language is 'We've always done it this way!'"." in the context of "See: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/11/27/always-done/" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Grace Hopper
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (9 December 1906 – 1 January 1992) was a U.S. Naval officer, and an early computer programmer. She was the developer of the first compiler for a computer programming language; at the end of her service she was the oldest serving officer in the United States Navy.
About Grace Hopper
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (9 December 1906 – 1 January 1992) was a U.S. Naval officer, and an early computer programmer. She was the developer of the first compiler for a computer programming language; at the end of her service she was the oldest serving officer in the United States Navy.
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