Howard H. Aiken
(1900–1973) pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer
“Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.”
As quoted in Portraits in Silicon (1987) by Robert Slater
As quoted in A Computer Science Reader : Selections from Abacus (1988) by Eric A. Weiss, p. 404
Variant: Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.
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