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The crew

«Here, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling,/ The darling of our crew.»
«Compare society to a boat. Her progress through the water will not depend upon the exertion of her crew, but upon the exertion devoted to propelling her. This will be lessened by any expenditure of force in fighting among themselves, or in pulling in different directions.»
«A frightened captain makes a frightened crew»
«The site roared twenty-four hours a day for nine full months and beyond. From autumn through winter and into spring the crews labored in twelve-hour shifts, got some sleep, and came back for more. The enormous scale of their workplace is difficult to convey.»
«I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.»
«A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member's talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service.»
«I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea.»
«It's terrifying. It's so scary, because you get used to being around the crew and being friendly with everyone and then suddenly, at a certain point, everything switches and you're the one standing behind the lights and nobody's going to help you. And that can be really difficult sometimes.»
«I want a pit crew... I hate the procedure I currently have to go through when I have car problems.»
«A land-breeze shook the shrouds, / And she was overset; / Down went the Royal George, / With all her crew complete.»