Captain Quotes

“It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.”
― William Ernest Henley, Echoes of Life and Death

“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem”
― Captain Jack Sparrow

“The perfect being, huh? There is no such thing as perfect in this world. That may sound cliché, but it’s the truth. The average person admires perfection and seeks to obtain it. But, what’s the point of achieving perfection? There is none. Nothing. Not a single thing. I loathe perfection! If something is perfect, then there is nothing left. There is no room for imagination. No place left for a person to gain additional knowledge or abilities. Do you know what that means? For scientists such as ourselves, perfection only brings despair. It is our job to create things more wonderful than anything before them, but never to obtain perfection. A scientist must be a person who finds ecstasy while suffering from that antimony. In short, the moment that foolishness left your mouth and reached my ears, you had already lost. Of course, that’s assuming you are a scientist”
― Tite Kubo

“the problem at this point is that there is a problem.”
― Captain Obvious

“The compass rose is nothing but a star with an infinite number of rays pointing in all directions.

It is the one true and perfect symbol of the universe.

And it is the one most accurate symbol of you.

Spread your arms in an embrace, throw your head back, and prepare to receive and send coordinates of being. For, at last you know—you are the navigator, the captain, and the ship.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

“No one gets left behind, remember?”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

“Do me a favor, doc?"

"Anything, Captain."

"Stop italicizing the word 'Captain' when you say it."

"Go easy on the fourth wall there, sir."
-Captain Andreyasn & Doctor Bunnigus”
― Howard Tayler, Resident Mad Scientist

“The sign of a good leader is easy to recognize, though it is hardly ever seen. For the greatest leaders are those who share as equals in the trials and struggles, the demands and expectations, the hills and trenches, the laws and punishments placed upon the backs of those governed. A great leader is motivated not by power but by compassion. Therefore he can do nothing but make himself a servant to those whom he rules. Such a leader is unequivocally respected, and loved for loving.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“You'll have to leave my meals on a tray outside the door because I'll be
working pretty late on the secret of making myself invisible, which may take me almost until eleven o'clock.”
― S.J. Perelman

“Oh, that's great. That way, when things have quieted down, and we come up for air, or money, or re-supply, we'll get a nice explosive package from him that says "so nice to see you again" in a way that only multi-megaton yields can.”
― Howard Tayler, Under New Management

“I pray that I am never so foolishly naive or roguishly pompous to think that I can be the captain of my own ship, for if God is not at the helm my ship will soon be at the bottom.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough, An Intimate Collision: Encounters with Life and Jesus

“Unhand me,” Grandfather barks, “you badge-
bunny of uncivil justice.”
― Michael Benzehabe, Zonked Out: The Teen Psychologist of San Marcos Who Killed Her Santa Claus and Found the Blue-Black Edge of the Love Universe

“Mr. Bird flung his food away and leaped to his feet, glaring around at no one in particular. 'I am not a dog!' he shouted agrily, his gold earrings flashing in the firelight.”
― Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides

“Shandy looked ahead. Blackbeard, apparently willing to get the explanation later, had picked up his oars and was rowing again.
'May I presume to suggest,' yelled Shandy giddily to Davies,
'that we preoceed the hell out of here with all due haste.'
Davies pushed a stray lock of hair back from his forehead and sat down on the rower's thwart. 'My dear fellow consider it done.”
― Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides

“If there is a pathway into the minds of human beings that bypasses consciousness and absorbs the emotions of others; and if this pathway can be activated by the sight of a bloody uniform, a hair-raising tribal dance, or just a deep stare; and if these displays can propel a team to run faster, jump higher, hit
harder, and push through pain and exhaustion, then these captains must have been masters of the art.”
― Sam Walker, The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams

“Being captain doesn’t mean less work, just a different kind of work. A version of work that puts a lot of responsibility upon the shoulders.”
― Aegelis, X Captain Ruik's Adventure

“[...] 'He is the captain,' Miss Ogilvie explained eagerly. 'He is coming home with us, Aunt Fanny invited him.'
'Captain?' said Julia, who was not at all that bright, 'captain of what?'
'I wish I knew,' said the captain.”
― Shirley Jackson, The Sundial

“Two eyes will always make you a slave to someone else.

"I..I...captain!”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Doll took a deep breath and willed herself to relax. She hoped that since she was the team captain, others would follow her lead and focus on the task at hand.”
― Lydia Reeder, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory

“The same unceasing drive was something displayed by Russell, Puyol, Berra, Richard, and every other captain in Tier One. Early struggles culminated in a defining moment, a
breakthrough that left no doubt about their desire to win at any cost. And in each case, after they had established this fact, their teams began to turn the corner. The pattern was so consistent that it suggested their doggedness might, in fact, have been contagious.”
― Sam Walker, The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams

“I know super stale bread is hard to eat so today we have- drumroll, please.....slightly LESS stale bread”
― Kassidy Mae Claren, Lost Boy

“Life without God is like an aircraft without a captain. It is bound to crash at any time.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration

“Even if it contained some kind of military virus, Ilia,  I doubt very much that it would harm me and my present state. It would be a little like a man with advanced leprosy worrying about a mild skin complaint, or the captain of a sinking ship concerning himself with a minor incident of woodworm, or…”
― Alastair Reynolds, Redemption Ark

“Captains sink ships, not storms, because a good captain smells the storm and sails to safe waters!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“For a moment, I could pretend I was the captain of my own fate.”
― Heidi Heilig, The Girl from Everywhere

“The safest place to be in this solar system is under the command of Nick Aames--but just outside of shouting distance."
"And inside shouting distance?"
"Third safest. Second safest if you can get him shouting at somebody else.”
― Martin L. Shoemaker, The Last Dance

“When a ship sinks in a storm, if you don't blame the captain, the crew, the weather analysts, or the engineers who built the ship, then you have to blame the storm and take it to court!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“If scientists and archaeologists investigate everything like detectives, their proof will be more than circumstantial, and their theories will take us to the stars!” —Captain Jul Naris”
― Bob Bello, Timewreck

“One of the widely accepted myths about the mariner's life is that a captain is somehow obligated by law or custom or code of honor to go down with his ship. To the contrary, a captain in the United States Navy is commissioned to tend to the safety and well-being of his crew at all times, and would be derelict in his duty if he went down with his ship when there were still members of his crew who could benefit from his guidance.”
― Pete Nelson

“It was going to be easier, McVay knew, to blame him for failing to anticipate the emergency than it would be to conduct a more thorough investigation. It would be easier to simply lay the blame on McVay's shoulders, since captains bear the ultimate responsibility for what happens to their ships.”
― Pete Nelson, Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis