Top 126 Captains Quotes & Sayings

Managers think of themselves as captains of a ship on a stormy sea. Risk for them is danger, but they are fighting it, very controlled.

In any other job, they're truck drivers. In show-biz, they're Transportation Captains.

Great sea captains are made in rough waters and deep seas.

All the great captains have performed vast achievements by conforming with the rules of art--by adjusting efforts to obstacles.

I played under many Captains, but Dhoni is the one, who fulfilled my Dream of winning World Cup

A boat can't have two captains.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

We are the Captains of Spaceship Earth...we have the capacity to overcome our limits.

If the heart has its reasons, perhaps the body Has its own lumbering sort of carnal spirit, Felt in the tingling bruises of collision, And known to captains as esprit de corps.

Big storms create big captains and they destroy the little ones!

In the U.S., these sights are no longer a surprise to me. I see army generals, captains of industry, and politicians of all colours and creeds on American television.

That in the captains but a choleric word Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.

God has appointed us captains of this our bodily fort, which, without treason to that majesty, are never to be delivered over till they are demanded.

In reality, in the history of it, the captains are only really in charge during an engagement. The rest of the time, everyone had got the same vote. It's been very interesting finding that.

It's all right to have black captains and mixed-race in the under-18s and under-21s, but not for the full national side. There is a ceiling and although no one has ever said it, I believe it's made of glass.

Captains have their own personalities and the best ones make players adapt to their thinking and methods.

Come, Let's have one other gaudy night. Call to me All my sad captains. Fill our bowls once more. Let's mock the midnight bell.

I've been very fortunate that I've played under a lot of very good captains.

I once performed The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald to about 15 sea captains. The song was about a ship that broke in half and sank.

You never get a straight answer from captains. You should know that by now.

I'd say I have a better view of the game than anybody that's why I have always thought that goalkeepers make the best captains.

He's very competitive and knows what he wants. He has developed toughness in character and that is what is needed for Indian cricket. Ganguly has proved to be one of the best captains. He has now acquired great leadership qualities.

What captains want is players who move well in the field.

Chance works for us when we are good captains.

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

Lieutenants lied to captains, captains lied to colonels, colonels lied to generals, generals lied to politicians, politicians lied to the people. Right on up and down the line. It was like a complete and total, not a total lie, but just like so much, it was like PR, in other words it was like okay, we've got to sell the war to the American people.

Black is a color of power and strength, and to see all those players, with the captains linking their arms in front - it's a powerful picture.

As Far As One-Day Cricket Is Concerned, Dhoni Is One Of The Greatest Captains Of All Times

Great captains do never use long orations when it comes to the point of execution.

As captain of India, the world was at my feet and then I did not find myself in the team. Not many captains would find themselves in that position.

Good captains know the strengths and weaknesses of their teams and make decisions accordingly.

I've played lots of law enforcement agents, and I do have friends that are in the bureau, in the DEA, and who are detectives and captains.

The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas.

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men.

During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo.

Fans have been very important in my career. Even though I'm just doing me and doing my thing, they're the captains of this ship.

To sing of Wars, of Captains, and of Kings/Of Cities founded, Common-wealths begun/For my mean Pen are too superior things.

Captains realise over a period that if they plan right and understand the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition, luck attaches itself to their side.

In the bad old days, captains were not good leaders. They didn't build teams; they were arrogant and autocratic.

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.

When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.

Our virtuous system is already corrupt. Does anyone seriously think that cabinet ministers or captains of industry or powerful officials wait in the same lines as the rest of us?

I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.

Captains are always criticised.

Leaders: Captains of industry.

I'd be proud to be one of Barcelona's captains, but for me, it's not that important.

Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.

Being adventurous and open to something different is something I'd encourage captains to do.

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

There are 2 types of captains in World Cricket. One is MS Dhoni and the other are the all others.

I would love to get bumped up to be team captain, or even Asuka. Either-or. We can even be co-captains.

Seafaring can be lucrative - the elite, such as gas-tanker captains, can earn $100,000 for six months' work - but the isolation is a heavy price to pay.

I miss the personalization that Vegas was - there were showroom captains and all the dealers knew the gamblers by their first names.

The captains of industry do not keep on working for the sake of making money, but for the love of completing a job successfully.

I think you need to be a leader, not a captain. You may have seen a lot of captains in this country, but the most important thing is to be a leader.

Myself, Eric Wareheim, and Jason Woliner decided to start a Food Club where the three of us go to restaurants with a couple of other people. The three of us are the captains of the Food Club, so we have to wear the captains' hats.

In my days, I played under several captains, none of whom were alike.

Great captains of industry are as rare as great generals

All successful captains in the world have had long-term roles to make a difference.

I will appoint captains to rule my cities, for it is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.