Captain Quotes

469 quotes by 377 authors

The Christian world, I discovered, was like the captain and crew of a vessel on the ocean without a compass, and tossed to and fro… — Brigham Young
The compass rose is nothing but a star with an infinite number of rays pointing in all directions.It is the one true and perfect symbol… — Vera Nazarian
In the last James Bond movie, the villain was a culture captain, a tycoon of culture, a Murdoch figure. It's not as if people don't… — Thomas Frank
With me, traveling for work is arriving at the airport, checking into the hotel, leaving the hotel the next morning at 4 or 5 to… — Gilbert Gottfried
When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship. — Dick Gregory
Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers. — Leonardo da Vinci
I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a… — Oliver Cromwell
I don't pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do. — Johnny Depp
I don't like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be like… — Bruce Dickinson
I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer… — Dick Van Dyke
Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that… — Umberto Eco
Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain. — Julius Erving
I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear. — Chris Evans
You know, the reward for 'Captain America' is amazing. It's always fun to see a giant spectacle film and see the fun stuff - the… — Chris Evans
Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it. — George Farquhar
I spent 34 months on the battleship Alabama, South Dakota-class. I was a gun captain. First we went to Russia for about 11 months with… — Bob Feller
I was only a gun captain on the battleship Alabama for 34 months. People have called me a hero for that, but I'll tell you… — Bob Feller
I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of… — Nathan Fillion
I wanted to be some kind of captain of industry. Then I wanted to be in advertising, and then I wanted to be a newspaper… — Ken Follett
As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the… — Mark Haddon

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