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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. [[The Kirk|Kirk]]''', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''}} |
{{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. [[The Kirk|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''', ''[[Discworld/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'' }} |
{{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''', ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards Guards]]'' }} |
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{{quote|'''Wesley:''' ''He wants the impossible!'' |
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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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