Captains Quotes

406 quotes by 317 authors

My father was a sea captain, so was his father, and his father before him, and all my uncles. My mother's people all followed the… — Joseph C. Lincoln
Says Bargh: "We all hold dear idea that weÂ´re the captain of our own sould, and weÂ´re in charge, and itÂ´s a very scary feeling… — Leonard Mlodinow
Our senior officers knew the war was going badly. Yet they bowed to groupthink pressure and kept up pretenses. ...Many of my generation, the career… — Colin Powell
It wasn't until Hope fluttered over and landed at Alex's feet, peering questioningly up at him, that he finally tore his hands away from his… — Meg Cabot
I think about myself as like an ocean liner that's been going full speed for a long distance, and the captain pulls the throttle back… — Leonard Nimoy
The Navy has a custom-if a ship runs aground, the captain is relieved regardless of who is responsible. That's how Abu Ghraib should be handled. — Rand Beers
I had learned volleyball in the Navy, where all the captains and admirals wanted to be spikers, and I found then that a man who… — James A. Michener
To its committed members (the Democratic Party) was still the party of heart, humanity, and justice, but to those removed a few paces it looked… — Nicholas von Hoffman
We're all responsible. I'm the leader, the captain of the ship, and I have to take responsibility. — Alan Trammell
I like to get Honey Combs, and Apple Jax, and Captain Crunch Berries and mix them all together, but I'm freak and I use water… — Mark Hoppus
Captain Nemo pointed to this prodigious heap of shellfish, and I saw that these mines were genuinely inexhaustible, since nature's creative powers are greater than… — Jules Verne
When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had to… — Mark Messier
I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow and since they came from different… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
Call me 'Tuk-Tuk', and keep saying it, but remember I am the captain of Pakistan. — Misbah-ul-Haq
Being Captain No-Fun really is no fun — Jay Crownover
Steven Gerrard would be the captain of my World XI dream team. — Francesco Totti
He, general or mere captain, who employs every one in the storming of a position can be sure of seeing it retaken by an organized… — Ardant du Picq
You realise Group Captain that this might be the most important weather forecast in history? — Dwight D. Eisenhower
A broadsheet obituarist once pointed out to me that veteran soldiers die by rank. First to go are the generals, admirals and air marshals, then… — A. A. Gill
Nice to see Christian return as he's been on the injured list for months. 'Captain Charisma' is due to have a big 2011. Very skilled,… — Jim Ross

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