"If we could ascend to Heaven, I would fire my first gun at God." - Richard Taylor

"Damnation seize my soul if I give you quarters, or take any from you." - Edward Teach

"Damn ye, you are a sneaking puppy, and so are all those who will submit to be governed by laws which rich men have made for their own security." - Samuel Bellamy

"I shall never henceforward give quarter to any Spaniard whatsoever." - François l'Olonnais

"For I have dipped my hands in muddied waters, and, withdrawing them, find 'tis better to be a commander than a common man!" - Bartholomew Roberts