Captain Smith

"One cannot change what has been, only accept it."

"The sea has been my life, my teacher, and my challenge."

"A captain's honor is maintained through unwavering principle."

"I felt her shudder when the first iceberg struck. She was a strong ship, but no ship is unsinkable."

"A captain's duty is to his vessel and his passengers, above all else."

"The sea demands respect. Those who fail to give it pay the ultimate price."

"In my forty years at sea, I have learned that pride precedes disaster."

"A ship is only as strong as the men who command her."

"I have crossed the Atlantic countless times without incident. Perhaps I grew too confident."

"The ocean shows no mercy to the unprepared."

"A captain must make decisions that others cannot bear to make."

"The Titanic was meant to be a triumph. Instead, she became a tragedy."

"Every vessel, no matter how grand, answers to the sea."

"I have served the White Star Line with honor for decades."

"The loss of those souls will haunt me until my final breath."

"In calm waters, we forget the dangers that lurk below."

"A man's character is revealed in crisis, not in comfort."

"The sea is both beautiful and merciless in equal measure."

"I trusted too much in human engineering and too little in nature's power."

"Orders must be followed, even when we question them."

"The night was so clear, so peaceful. We never saw the danger coming."

"A captain goes down with his ship. That is the code."

"The band played on because some things are greater than fear itself."

"I have sent good men to watery graves. That is the burden I carry."

"The unsinkable ship sank. Perhaps that should have taught us humility."

"Every decision I made that night will be examined for eternity."

"The cold of the Atlantic was nothing compared to the cold of failure."

"A captain's uniform means nothing when the ship is going down."

"The distress calls went out, but help was too far away."

"I learned too late that no ship is beyond the reach of fate."