Famous quotes containing the words powell, captain and/or lansdorff:
“Growing olds like being increasingly penalized for a crime you havent committed.”
—Anthony Powell (b. 1905)
“The Republican Party does not perceive how many his failure will make to vote more correctly than they would have them. They have counted the votes of Pennsylvania & Co., but they have not correctly counted Captain Browns vote. He has taken the wind out of their sails,the little wind they had,and they may as well lie to and repair.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“Every commander is alone.”
—Michael Powell. Captain Lansdorff (Peter Finch)