"History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods……" — Henry Louis Mencken

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• Most of the southern hemisphere is unexplored. We had more exploration ships down there during Captain Cook's time than now.… — Robert Ballard
• The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep. — Charles Baudelaire
• We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently. — David Beckham
• I created the role of Captain Von Trapp. — Theodore Bikel
• When you're the conscious captain in your kitchen, you'll feel better mentally and physically. — Kris Carr
• I've had lots of things that didn't work out, like TV shows. You learn a lot through mistakes - I… — Pamela Anderson
• If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. — Thomas Aquinas
• We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to women as freely as… — Margaret Fuller
• You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more… — Joe Sakic
• According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake… — Herbert Wind
• The only way I'll ever make the Ryder Cup team is when I become captain; then I can name myself… — John Daly
• In every man there is a hidden child which is called the urge to create and he prefers as play… — Christian Morgenstern

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