Quote by Cherie Priest

“So the captain, the first officer and the ship's doctor and sometimes the engineer all beam down to a planet. Together." "The entire complement…

— Michael Scott

“Your government hunts you down and enlists me for assistance. What does that tell you about your position. Captain? That there are forces within…

— Fabian Nicieza

“The role of the officer, in my experience, is nothing grander than to stand sentinel over himself and his men, towards the end of…

— Steven Pressfield

“It's All Officers, sir." They broke into a run. You always did for an All Officers. The people in trouble might well be you.”

— Terry Pratchett

“I would have always been the captain. But now you're in charge.”

— David Levithan

“You've lost command when you ask your own staff officer to step up and he responds, "now is not a good time for me…

— Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army

“There are places where cops are not hated, Captain. But in those places you wouldn't be a cop.”

— Raymond Chandler

“I hate to tell you this, but you are just stupid and eager and sincere enough to make the kind of officer that men…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“The newly-minted captain is told to let nothing stop him but to do nothing that would risk his ship or his crew.”

— Patrick O'Brian

“He had discovered early in his military career that if one has an effective and experienced officer above, coupled with effective and experienced soldiers…

— Joe Abercrombie

“-commanders have just as much authority as you let them have. The more you obey them, the more power they have over you.”

— Orsen Card

“And he simply would not tolerate any other high-ranking officer, commissioned or noncommissioned, reaming out one of his guys. He”

— Marcus Luttrell