Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N:
You know why I'm having Hummill flogged, Mr. Gerard?
2nd Lt. Gerard: I reported him for fighting, sir.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: I am not having him flogged for fighting, Mr. Gerard. I'm having him flogged because you said in front of the men that you'd flog him. This is a ship of war - as it's captain, I must uphold my lieutenants' authority.
2nd Lt. Gerard: I understand, sir.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Flogging only makes a bad man worse, Mr. Gerard... but it can break a good man's spirit. Is Hummill a bad man?
2nd Lt. Gerard: Aside from his temper, sir, he's a good sailor.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: A good sailor, ill-fed and thirsty. Watch the cat as it cuts his back to pieces, Mr. Gerard... and in the future, perhaps you'll think twice before you threaten anyone with a flogging.
--Gregory Peck (as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N) in Captain Horatio Hornblower
2nd Lt. Gerard: I reported him for fighting, sir.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: I am not having him flogged for fighting, Mr. Gerard. I'm having him flogged because you said in front of the men that you'd flog him. This is a ship of war - as it's captain, I must uphold my lieutenants' authority.
2nd Lt. Gerard: I understand, sir.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Flogging only makes a bad man worse, Mr. Gerard... but it can break a good man's spirit. Is Hummill a bad man?
2nd Lt. Gerard: Aside from his temper, sir, he's a good sailor.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: A good sailor, ill-fed and thirsty. Watch the cat as it cuts his back to pieces, Mr. Gerard... and in the future, perhaps you'll think twice before you threaten anyone with a flogging.
--Gregory Peck (as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N) in Captain Horatio Hornblower
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N:
You may retain your sword, Captain. Mr. Bush, will you remove these officers to the Lydia and put them in irons?
Spanish captain: B-but we have surrendered! There are rules of war!
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Believe me, Captain, if Don Julian so much as sees you during the next day, he'll have you all killed. Those are his rules of war.
--Gregory Peck (as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N) in Captain Horatio Hornblower
Spanish captain: B-but we have surrendered! There are rules of war!
Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Believe me, Captain, if Don Julian so much as sees you during the next day, he'll have you all killed. Those are his rules of war.
--Gregory Peck (as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N) in Captain Horatio Hornblower
Capt. Josiah J. Newman, MD:
You mustn't confuse sadness with depression, "professor."
Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz: Is there any difference? Can a man look sad and still be happy?
Capt. Josiah J. Newman, MD: Yes.
Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz: Example?
Capt. Josiah J. Newman, MD: You.
--Gregory Peck (as ) in Captain Newman, M.D.
Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz: Is there any difference? Can a man look sad and still be happy?
Capt. Josiah J. Newman, MD: Yes.
Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz: Example?
Capt. Josiah J. Newman, MD: You.
--Gregory Peck (as ) in Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Ahab:
Blacksmith, I set ye a task. Take these harpoons and lances. Melt them down. Forge me new weapons that will strike deep and hold fast. But do not douse them in water; they must have a proper baptism. What say ye, all ye men? Will you give as much blood as shall be needed to temper the steel?
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
Captain Ahab:
By heavens man, we are turned round and round in this world, like yonder windlass, and fate is the handspike.
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
Captain Ahab:
Captain Gardner, I seek the white whale, your own son's murderer. I am losing time... Goodbye, and fare thee well, I say. God help you, Captain Gardiner.
Captain Gardiner: God forgive you, Captain Ahab.
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
Captain Gardiner: God forgive you, Captain Ahab.
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
Captain Ahab:
From hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee. Ye damned whale.
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
Captain Ahab:
I'll follow him around the Horn, and around the Norway maelstrom, and around perdition's flames before I give him up.
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
--Gregory Peck (as Captain Ahab) in Moby Dick
