Top Captain Quotes

Gankis lifted an arm to point at the distant shale cliffs. And in the face of it there were thousands of little holes, little what-you-call-'ems...Alcoves, Kennit supplied in an almost dreamy voice. I...

Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fraeulein Maria and Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.'

Captain Definition

(n.) A head, or chief officer

(n.) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.

(n.) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.

(n.) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.

(n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.

(n.) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.

(n.) The foreman of a body of workmen.

(n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.

(n.) A military leader; a warrior.

(v. t.) To act as captain of; to lead.

(a.) Chief; superior.

You'll have to leave my meals on a tray outside the door because I'll beworking pretty late on the secret of making myself invisible, which may take me almost until eleven o'clock.

I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.

In Medford, I awaked the Captain of the Minute Men; & after that, I alarmed almost every house, till I got to Lexington.

Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers.

A ship's captain was her master and the right hand of God in Heaven Himself, and concerned with matters of such grave importance that minor issues like food for the mortals in his command were entirel...

Don't allow others to put a cap on you. Don't simply agree when someone draws your own finishing line. You're the captain of your destiny!!!

Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fraulein Maria and Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.'

the problem at this point is that there is a problem.

Trust is like a block of ice, once it melts into the ground, you can never get it back.

In order to avoid shipwreck, wise people usually appoint one captain to navigate the ship.

To live is to walk beside Death but never join hands. ~ Captain Buck "Slackeye" Roberts

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!

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

I'd come out of the army after five years as a medic. I was a medical administrator and we ran hospitals, and I was a Captain in the army at the end, in 1945.

The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem

Actually, the year 2000 is our 25th anniversary of doing Captain & Tennille. I can't believe it. It's like, how is this possible?

Be a master of yourself.

Never trust the captain who has never taken any education from the School of Storms!