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1->''"He said 'CAPTAIN!', I said 'wot?'\
2He said 'CAPTAIN!', I said 'wot?'\
3He said 'CAPTAIN!', I said 'wot?'\
4He said 'CAPTAIN!', I said 'wot d'ya want?!'"''
5-->--'''Captain Sensible''', "Wot"
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7->''"Look me over, I'm the Cap'm \
8You say it's such a joke \
9But I don't see you laughing"''
10-->-- '''Music/TheyMightBeGiants''', ''"The Cap'm"''
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12->''"You are the second in command of Starfleet's flagship, but still ''second'' in command. Your promotion will transfer you to a relatively insignificant ship in an obscure corner of the galaxy. But it will be ''your'' ship, and being who you are, it will soon be vibrant with your authority, your style, your vision. You know, there really is no substitute for holding the reins."''
13-->-- '''Captain Jean-Luc Picard''', ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ("The Icarus Factor")
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15-> "''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.''"
16-->-- '''Col. Corazon Santiago''', VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri
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18-> "''Don't let them [[KickedUpstairs promote you]]. Don't let them [[ReassignedToAntarctica 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.''"
19-->-- '''Captain James T. [[TheKirk Kirk]]''', ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''
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21-> "''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.''"
22-->--'''Lady Sybil Ramkin''' to '''Sam Vimes''', ''Literature/GuardsGuards''
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24->'''Wesley:''' ''He wants the impossible!''\
25'''Geordi La Forge:''' ''That's the short definition of "Captain"''
26-->-- Discussing their boss' job description in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
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28->"''There are [[RuleofThree three things]] to remember about being a Starship Captain. [[StiffUpperLip Keep your shirt tucked in]], [[GoingDownWithTheShip go down with the ship]], and [[LeaveNoManBehind never abandon a member of your crew]].''"
29-->-- '''Captain Janeway''', ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Dark Frontier, Part One"
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31->'''B'Elanna:''' [[WhatTheHellHero Who is she to be making these decisions for all of us?!!]]
32->'''Chakotay:''' She's the Captain.
33-->-- ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Caretaker"
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35-> "''Part of being a captain is knowing when to smile, make the troops happy even when it's the last thing in the world you want to do. Because they're your troops and you have to take care of them.''"
36-->-- '''Captain Sisko''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''
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38->'''Commander Shepard:''' I never actually reached the rank of Captain. Technically, I'm no longer in the Alliance military at all.
39->'''Captain Kar'Danna:''' You're the commander of the Normandy, responsible for the lives aboard it. That entitles you to respect among our people.
40-->-- '''''VideoGame/MassEffect2'''''
41
42->''"Its my duty to try and bring everyone back alive."''
43-->- '''Lafiel''', [[Literature/CrestOfTheStars Banner of the Stars]]
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