War Quote by Neal Stephenson

“Adept sailors emerge after sailing tough storms.”

— Donald Ngonyo

“Everyone becomes a captain when they are forced to sail their own ship through troubled waters and through storms.”

— Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

“He had believed the life of an officer was easy, full of undeserved privilege and comfort. He had not seen the responsibility that the…

— Paul Fraser Collard

“A sharp lurch in the ship sent them tumbling. An instant later, a loud warning siren blared. “We’re being attacked.” The tall man ran…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

During a heavy storm at sea a nervous woman passenger on a large liner went to the captain, seeking reassurance. "Captain," she asked tremulously,…

— James Keller

“Great storms only challenge great sailors.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Just one more example of why a commander who ruled by fear and made all the decisions himself would always be beaten, sooner or…

— Orson Scott Card

“no man who rises to command of a United States naval ship can possibly be a coward. And”

— Herman Wouk

“If an enemy ship cannot be taken over by our own crews, it must be sunk! There is to be no deviation from that!”

— Michael G. Kramer

O captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done. The ship has weather'd every wrack The prize we sought is won The port is…

— Walt Whitman

“When the sea is calm, every ship has a good captain.”

— Swedish Proverb

“For those passengers who did feel unsettled by the German warning, Cunard offered comforting words. Wrote passenger Ambrose B. Cross, “From the very first…

— Erik Larson