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{{quote|A ship at sea is its own world. To be the captain of a ship is to be the unquestioned ruler of that world and requires all of the leadership skills of a prince or minister.|'''Col. Corazon Santiago''', ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]''}} |
{{quote|A ship at sea is its own world. To be the captain of a ship is to be the unquestioned ruler of that world and requires all of the leadership skills of a prince or minister.|'''Col. Corazon Santiago''', ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]''}} |
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{{quote|Don't. Don't let them [[Kicked Upstairs|promote you]]. Don't let them [[Reassigned to Antarctica|transfer you]], don't let them do anything that takes you off the bridge of that ship because while you're there, you can make a difference.|'''Captain James T. |
{{quote|Don't. Don't let them [[Kicked Upstairs|promote you]]. Don't let them [[Reassigned to Antarctica|transfer you]], don't let them do anything that takes you off the bridge of that ship because while you're there, you can make a difference.|'''[[The Kirk|Captain James T. Kirk]]'''|''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''}} |
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{{quote|"Captain is such a ''dashing'' title, I've always thought.' She gave him a bright, brittle smile. 'I mean, colonels and so on are all so stuffy, majors are pompous, but one always feels somehow that there us something so delightfully ''dangerous'' about a captain."|'''Lady Sybil Ramkin''' to '''Sam Vimes''' |
{{quote|"Captain is such a ''dashing'' title, I've always thought.' She gave him a bright, brittle smile. 'I mean, colonels and so on are all so stuffy, majors are pompous, but one always feels somehow that there us something so delightfully ''dangerous'' about a captain."|'''Lady Sybil Ramkin''' to '''Sam Vimes'''|''[[Guards! Guards!]]'' }} |
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{{quote|'''Wesley:''' ''He wants the impossible!'' |
{{quote|'''Wesley:''' ''He wants the impossible!'' |
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'''Geordi Laforge:''' ''That's the short definition of "Captain"'' |
'''Geordi Laforge:''' ''That's the short definition of "Captain"'' |
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|Discussing their boss' job description in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.}} |
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{{quote|"''There are three things to remember about being a Starship Captain. Keep your shirt tucked in, [[Going Down with the Ship|go down with the ship]], and [[The Men First|never abandon a member of your crew]].''"|'''Captain Janeway''', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''}} |
{{quote|"''There are three things to remember about being a Starship Captain. Keep your shirt tucked in, [[Going Down with the Ship|go down with the ship]], and [[The Men First|never abandon a member of your crew]].''"|'''Captain Janeway''', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''}} |
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{{quote|''Look me over, I'm the Cap'm |
{{quote|''Look me over, I'm the Cap'm |
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You say it's such a joke |
You say it's such a joke |
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But I don't see you laughing'' |
But I don't see you laughing'' |
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|'''[[They Might Be Giants]]''', ''"The Cap'm"''}} |
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{{quote|'''Commander Shepard:''' I never actually reached the rank of Captain. Technically, I'm no longer in the Alliance military at all. |
{{quote|'''Commander Shepard:''' I never actually reached the rank of Captain. Technically, I'm no longer in the Alliance military at all. |
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'''Captain Kar'Danna:''' You're the commander of the Normandy, responsible for the lives aboard it. That entitles you to respect among our people. |
'''Captain Kar'Danna:''' You're the commander of the Normandy, responsible for the lives aboard it. That entitles you to respect among our people. |
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|''[[Mass Effect 2]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Its my duty to try and bring everyone back alive."''|'''Lafiel''', [[Banner of the Stars]]}} |
{{quote|''"Its my duty to try and bring everyone back alive."''|'''Lafiel''', [[Banner of the Stars]]}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 7 October 2023
Make it so.
—Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek
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A ship at sea is its own world. To be the captain of a ship is to be the unquestioned ruler of that world and requires all of the leadership skills of a prince or minister.
—Col. Corazon Santiago, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
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Don't. Don't let them promote you. Don't let them transfer you, don't let them do anything that takes you off the bridge of that ship because while you're there, you can make a difference.
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"Captain is such a dashing title, I've always thought.' She gave him a bright, brittle smile. 'I mean, colonels and so on are all so stuffy, majors are pompous, but one always feels somehow that there us something so delightfully dangerous about a captain."
—Lady Sybil Ramkin to Sam Vimes, Guards! Guards!
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Wesley: He wants the impossible! —Discussing their boss' job description in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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"There are three things to remember about being a Starship Captain. Keep your shirt tucked in, go down with the ship, and never abandon a member of your crew."
—Captain Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager
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Look me over, I'm the Cap'm —They Might Be Giants, "The Cap'm"
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Commander Shepard: I never actually reached the rank of Captain. Technically, I'm no longer in the Alliance military at all. |
"Its my duty to try and bring everyone back alive."
—Lafiel, Banner of the Stars
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