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title: "7 Ships Built Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. —John A. Shedd”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-silvera/a-ship-in-harbor-is-safe-but-that-is-not-what-ships-are-built-for/)

[Adam Silvera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-silvera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19a/adam-silvera-2264_harbor_a-ship-in-harbor-is-safe-but-that-is-not_236748.jpg)

> [A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-hopper/a-ship-in-port-is-safe-but-that-s-not-what-ships-are-built-for/)

[Grace Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-hopper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/grace-hopper-16425_port_a-ship-in-port-is-safe-but-that-s-not-wh_906595.png)

> [The ship is safest when it is in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-ship-is-safest-when-it-is-in-port-but-that-s-not-what-ships-were/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

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> [Ships at harbor are safe, but thats not what ships are built for](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shedd/ships-at-harbor-are-safe-but-thats-not-what-ships-are-built-for/)

[John Shedd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shedd/)

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> [When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarissa-pinkola-estes/when-a-great-ship-is-in-harbor-and-moored-it-is-safe-there-can-be-no/)

[Clarissa Pinkola Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarissa-pinkola-estes/)

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> [A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/a-ship-in-harbor-is-safe-but-that-s-not-what-ships-are-built-for/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> [“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not why ships were built.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-revenge/a-ship-is-safe-in-harbor-but-that-s-not-why-ships-were-built/)

[Charlotte Revenge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-revenge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/charlotte-revenge-227251_harbor_a-ship-is-safe-in-harbor-but-that-s-not_3184710.jpg)

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