"Wherever we want to go, we go. That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails. That's what a ship needs. But what a ship is -- what the Black Pearl really is -- is freedom."


"I'm deeply flattered, son, but my first and only love is the sea."


"Me? I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly stupid."


"Why fight when you can negotiate? All one needs is the proper leverage."