Captains Quotes - Page 26

Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on, to disseminate words that pronounce the enemies' captain to be dead, or to have been conquered by another part of the army. Many times this has given victory to him who used it.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Art, War, Fighting

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Come, don't be in a fright, but put on your clothes, and I'll let you into a secret. You must know that I am Captain of this ship now, and this is my cabin, therefore you must walk out. I am bound to Madagascar, with a design of making my own fortune, and that of all the brave fellows joined with me...if you have a mind to make one of us, we will receive you, and if you'll turn sober, and mind your business, perhaps in time I may make you one of my Lieutenants, if not, here's a boat alongside and you shall be set ashore.

Henry Every

Clothes, Design, Pirate

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We don't break our captains. We kill them.

Vincent Gigante

Mobster, Break

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Of Captain Elliot, already so well known to the government, it would be almost superfluous to speak; in this action, he evinced his characteristic bravery and judgment; and, since the close of the action, has given me the most able and essential assistance.

Oliver Hazard Perry

Government, Bravery, Essentials

Oliver Hazard Perry, Citizen of Massachusetts (1834). “A review of a pamphlet purporting to be Documents in relation to the differences which subsisted between the late Commodore Oliver H. Perry, and Captain Jesse D. Elliott”, p.24

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The personal deportment of Captain Perry, throughout the day, was worthy of all praise. He did not quit his own vessel when she became useless, to retire from the battle, but to gain it; an end that was fully obtained, and an effort which resulted in triumph.

Oliver Hazard Perry

Effort, Battle, Triumph

"History of the Navy of the United States of America". Book by James Fenimore Cooper, 1856.

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As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private.

E. W. Howe

Night, Men, Bed

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When I was a teen, I was never really into the captain of the football team or the student body president. The guys I liked were quirky and different: They listened to music I'd never heard
of, never had lunch or gas money, and could always make you laugh.

Sarah Dessen

Football, Team, Lunch

"Sarah Dessen and Regina Hayes". Interview with Regina Hayes, www.slate.com. June 7, 2013.

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...but let it suffice us to know that it became God, who is the supreme Ruler, Governor and Judge of all that sin should be punished with death in the sinner or his surety; and therefore if God would bring many sons to glory, the Captain of their salvation must undergo sufferings and death, to make satisfaction for them.

John Owen

Son, Suffering And Death, Judging

John Owen “Epistle to the Hebrews”, Kregel Publications

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You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations.

Joe Sakic

Team, Hockey, Player

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Out of the night that covers me,
Black is the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
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

Strength, Giving Up, Don't Give Up

"Invictus" l. 13 (1888)

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According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake or Westward Ho! meant that you lost the hole, except on medal days when it counted as a rub of the green.

Herbert Wind

Golf, Edinburgh, Caddies

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The only way I'll ever make the Ryder Cup team is when I become captain; then I can name myself to the team.

John Daly

Team, Golf, Names

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In every man there is a hidden child which is called the urge to create and he prefers as play things and serious things not the miniature ships, recreated in the minutest detail, but the walnutshell with a bird feather as mast and sail and a pebble as the captain. He also wants to be able to participate and to co-create in art, rather than being simply an admiring viewer. For this "child in man" is the immortal creator within him.

Christian Morgenstern

Art, Children, Fun

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It is time to fill the world with strong and powerful deeds. It is common knowledge that no great captain in the world has ever destroyed all of his enemies and lived with a sense of satisfaction. If one enemy is killed, two more will appear. It is important we cultivate love and compassion to all the sentient beings which is the way to bring peace to all.

Dalai Lama

Strong, Powerful, Compassion

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Chance works for us when we are good captains.

George Meredith

Chance

George Meredith (1995). “The Egoist”, p.404, Wordsworth Editions

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The direction of all economic affairs is in the market society a task of the entrepreneurs. Theirs is the control of production. They are at the helm and steer the ship. A superficial observer would believe that they are supreme. But they are not. They are bound to obey unconditionally the captain's orders.

Ludwig von Mises

Believe, Order, People

"Human Action".

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Make a decision that from now on, your thoughts do not run you, you run your thoughts. From now on, your mind is not the captain of your ship, you are the captain of the ship, and your mind works for you.

T. Harv Eker

Running, Thinking, Decision

FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Apr 14, 2015

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If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond?

Tony Dungy

Leadership, Football, Nfl

Tony Dungy (2007). “Quiet Strength: A Memoir”, p.159, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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