Captain James Cook

Famous quotes containing the words captain, james and/or cook:

    “The captain sat in a commodore’s hat
    And dined in a royal way
    On toasted pigs and pickles and figs
    And gummery bread each day.”
    —Charles Edward Carryl (1841–1920)

    “It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)

    “There’s terrific merit in having no sense of humour, no sense of irony, practically no sense of anything at all. If you’re born with these so-called defects you have a very good chance of getting to the top.”
    —Peter Cook (b. 1937)