Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rosemary Mahoney

A lot of Polish and Russian Jews had this experience: they would emigrate, thinking they were on their way to New York. Then their captains would stop in Dublin and say, 'Everybody off.' They would leave, and by the time they discovered they weren't in America, they didn't have enough money to continue.

We have talked a lot about leadership. We name our captains late. They are just feeling their role and Marc stepped up big time. He leads by example and is a big motivator. How he plays is how we go.

Those captains are really helping the team take ownership of each unit. We've seen the effort level raised and they are accountable for their responsibilities. The captains will show a clip from practice and tell guys when they're letting down their unit. It's been great.

We have some strong hitters, but our emphasis will be defense. We have a good defense. Our two captains are great leaders. We don't have as much power. We'll win our games through defense and strategy.

I wish he would have just let us have two captains and let us draft.

Having three captains on a cross country team is rare. But that's a sign of how strong our leadership is this year.

Dave Barry

Nobody understands how hard it is, being a captain.

We are getting close (to where we need to be). We are improving from week to week. I enjoy seeing them smile and reaching them (as a coach). They have all stepped up this year and we have a couple of captains who are very passionate.

Blaise Pascal

The captain of a ship is not chosen from those of the passengers who comes from the best family.

Jamie Farr

I am not the captain of my ship. My ship is out there, but I don't have my course. You never know in this business.

Bruce Dickinson

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!

Clive Woodward

Captain and coach must be seen to be banging the same drum.

Daniel Lee

You are the captain of your ship that never comes in

Drew Carey

Who ever thought that the world-famous Captain Obvious was really mild-mannered Colin Mochrie?

Alphonse Karr

A widow is like a frigate of which the first captain has been shipwrecked.

Rajendra Prasad

We must re-dedicate ourselves on this day to the peaceful but sure realisation of the dream that had inspired the Father of our Nation and the other captains and soldiers of our freedom struggle, the dream of establishing a classless, co-operative, free and happy society in "his country,""We must remember that this is more a day of dedications than of rejoicing - dedication to the glorious task of making the peasants and workers the toilers and the thinkers fully free, happy and cultured

She's very disciplined. She has to be to keep the schedule she does. She doesn't necessarily say a whole lot, but she's one of our captains and a real leader on and off the court.

She's a veteran leader, one of our captains and she's just got a solid all-around game. It's nice having an extra player that can step up.

We were looking for players that were captains of their high school teams and involved in more than one sport. We sought competitors, and we found them. We searched for people of character, guys that really want to be at The Citadel.

As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting, and some of our city captains and carpet knights will make this good, and prove it.

At the end of the game, if we lose, our captains will take it over and give it to their captains. If we win, our captains will take it over and show it to them, so they can see what it looks like.

These three players were named team captains after a vote by the team. I feel that these three players are tremendous leaders. Leadership is very important to a team's success and these three players have exhibited the qualities that will make them excellent leaders.

This is just a tribute to some great captains and coaches. We played a terrific game (Saturday) and couldn't have played much better.

It's something we want to talk to the captains about and the umpires,

Aziz Ansari

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.

Davy Jones

The Dutchman sails as its captain commands!

Jules Verne

I am nothing to you but Captain Nemo; and you and your companions are nothing to me but the passengers of the Nautilus.

Ken Follett

I wanted to be some kind of captain of industry. Then I wanted to be in advertising, and then I wanted to be a newspaper reporter.

Joe Paterno

They took it. Nobody pouted. The captains got them together and all's well that ends well.

American supports our captains when those decisions are made,

This is special game, because everybody knows each other. We always have dinner with the Fenwick coaches and captains (beforehand), and no matter what the records are going in, it's always a tough game.

James Branch Cabell

There are many of our so-called captains on industry who, if the truth were told, and a shorter and uglier word were not unpermissible, are little better than malefactors of great wealth.

Jack White

Captain Lone Wolf Gonzaullas was one of a kind. I'm sure he would agree to this truth, If you continuously compete with others, you will become bitter. If you constantly compete with yourself, you can become great.