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John A. Shedd?

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Grace Hopper? Albert Einstein? Anonymous?

Dear Quote Investigator: On December 9, the Google Doodle honored the pioneering computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper. Here are two versions of a quotation that is often attributed to her:

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for.

This saying has also been credited to Albert Einstein and John A.

Shedd.

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    Quote Investigator: In John A. Shedd released a collection of sayings titled &#;Salt from My Attic&#;, and the following popular aphorism was included:

    A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

    This citation appeared in the important reference work &#;The Yale Book of Quotations&#; edited by Fred R.

    Shapiro.

    Grace Hopper also employed a version of this expression on multiple occasions. For example, in Hopper spoke an instance of the adag