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Mary Engelbreit 5
American illustrator 1952Related quotes
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Ralph Yarborough
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Yoo Byung-eun
(1941–2014) South Korean religious leader and businessman
[Kim, Miyoung, http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/22/uk-korea-ship-company-idUKBREA3L0TS20140422, Company that owned ill-fated South Korea ferry has chequered past, Reuters, Uk.Reuters, 22 April 2014, 29 May 2014]
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Grace Hopper
(1906–1992) American computer scientist and United States Navy officer
This saying appears to be due to John Augustus Shedd; it was 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 . She did repeat this saying on multiple occasions, but she called it "a motto that has stuck with me" and did not claim coinage. Additional variations and citations may be found at Quote Investigator http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/12/09/safe-harbor/
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