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Grace Hopper

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A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for. Sail out to sea and do new things.
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As quoted in "Grace Hopper : The Youthful Teacher of Us All" by Henry S. Tropp in Abacus Vol. 2, Issue 1 (Fall 1984) ISSN 0724-6722

 
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