John A. Shedd - "A ship in harbour is safe. But that is not what ships are built for."

the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day · Jun 8, 2026 · 3m

Welcome to the Daily Quote, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host Andrew McGivern and this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast.

Today's quote comes from John A. Shedd, American author and professor who published it in his 1928 collection Salt from My Attic. It was later adopted as a personal motto by Admiral Grace Hopper, one of the pioneers of modern computing. He once said:

"A ship in harbour is safe. But that is not what ships are built for."The harbour is safe. The safety is comfortable. Nobody is pretending the open ocean is easy or…