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I was only a gun captain on the battleship Alabama for 34 months. People have called me a hero for that, but I'll tell you this - heroes don't come home. Survivors come home.

~Bob Feller

Topics: Alabama Captain Come Gun Hero Heroes Home Me Months Only People Survivors Tell You

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I spent 34 months on the battleship Alabama, South Dakota-class. I was a gun captain. First we went to Russia for about 11 months with the British convoys. Then we were up in Norway and Scandinavia.

~Bob Feller

Topics: About Alabama British Captain First Gun Months Norway Russia South Spent Then Up Were

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I've always wanted to play a coach in a movie, just to be the captain of anything in the pirate ship of my bathtub.

~Brad Garrett

Topics: Always Anything Bathtub Captain Coach Just Movie Pirate Play Ship Wanted

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When you are captain, you are never speaking for yourself.

~Brian O'Driscoll

Topics: Captain Never Speaking You Yourself

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The big upside to being captain is it's a huge honour, but the downside is that there is definitely extra pressure.

~Brian O'Driscoll

Topics: Being Big Captain Definitely Downside Extra Honour Huge Pressure Upside

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I've always found when I was captain when other people were doing the talking for me, I didn't need to say as much, and when I did say one or two things, people tended to listen all the more.

~Brian O'Driscoll

Topics: Always Captain Did Doing Found Listen Me More Much Need One Or Two Other People Say Talking Things Two Were

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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!

~Bruce Dickinson

Topics: Beam Being Being Famous Captain Could Down Famous If I Could Interest Just Kirk Like Myself No Interest Recognised Then Up Would

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I would love to work with Johnny Depp. I really admire him as an actor, and personally, in my opinion, his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow is one of greatest performances given by an actor. I love his creative sense and the way he creates a character, so it would be a dream come true to work with him.

~Caroline Sunshine

Topics: Actor Admire Captain Character Come Creates Creative Depp Dream Given Greatest He Him His In My Opinion Jack Johnny Johnny Depp Love Opinion Performance Personally Really Sense Sparrow True Way Work Would I Love

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The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Captain Evening He His Man Posting Prayer Says Sleep Who

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In the liberal remake of 'Casablanca,' the police captain comes upon the scene of the shooting and orders his men to 'round up the usual weapons.' It's always the weapon and never the shooter.

~Charles Krauthammer

Topics: Always Captain Casablanca His Liberal Men Never Orders Police Remake Round Scene Shooter Shooting Up Usual Weapon Weapons

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