Quotes by Captains I was elected a Captain of Volunteers--a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since. Abraham Lincoln captainsvolunteerpleasure A boat can't have two captains. Akira Mori captainsmanagementtwo I felt pride, wonderful pride, when I was captain. It was an honour to take over from Labby. Anybody who has ever captained a big club, which Everton are, will tell you it's a great honour. Alan Ball captainsclubspride We're all responsible. I'm the leader, the captain of the ship, and I have to take responsibility. Alan Trammell captainsleaderresponsibility [I am not] the captain of my soul; I am only its noisiest passenger. Aldous Huxley fate-and-destinycaptainssoul A widow is like a frigate of which the first captain has been shipwrecked. Alphonse Karr widowscaptainsfirsts We all love narratives where we're the captain of our boat, and Americans love them more than anybody else. Anne-Marie Slaughter boatcaptainsnarrative Sometimes you don't know if you're Caesar about to cross the Rubicon or Captain Queeg cutting your own tow line. Anthony Kennedy captainslinescutting It is the duty of the ship's captain to make port, cost what it may. Antoine de Saint-Exupery captainscostmay I'd Love to be captain of Arsenal for even just one day. Ashley Cole captainsenglandone-day It is unfortunate when final decisions are made by chieftains headquartered miles away from the front, where they can only guess at conditions and potentialities known only to the captain of the battlefield. Attila the Hun captainsfinalsdecision "Events," I say to the Captain, "events control our lives, although we have no understanding of them nor do they have any motivation. Everything is blind chance, happenstance, occurrence; in an infinite universe anything can happen. After the fact we find reasons. Barry N. Malzberg captainsmotivationunderstanding Hereafter, if you should observe an occasion to give your officers and friends a little more praise than is their due, and confess more fault than you can justly be charged with, you will only become the sooner for it, a great captain. Benjamin Franklin captainslittlesgiving It’s up to the captain. I certainly feel my golf is worthy of playing in the Ryder Cup. But I’m not sure I’m on the radar screen of Paul McGinley. Bernhard Langer captainscupsgolf New Rule: Someone has to tell Francesco Schettino that embracing a callous policy of "every man for himself" doesn't make you a sea captain. It makes you the Republican nominee. Bill Maher captainsseamen The captain of a ship is not chosen from those of the passengers who comes from the best family. Blaise Pascal shipscaptainspolitics Alfred Hitchcock, Isaac Newton, Elvis Presley, Captain Bligh, they're heroic or pathetic depending on which book you buy. Bob Seger heroiccaptainsbook 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 Captain Kirk and beam myself up and then beam myself down, I would! Bruce Dickinson captain-kirkcaptainsfame I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower.' That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing. C. S. Forester captainsloyaltyagreement I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship. Cesare Pavese captainshard-timesdestiny12345678910»
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