Robert Baden-Powell Quotes

From the boys' point of view, scouting puts them into fraternity-gangs, which is their natural organisation, whether for games, mischief, or loafing; it gives them a smart dress and equipments; it appeals to their imagination and romance; and it engages them in an active, open-air life.

Robert Baden-Powell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941

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When my twin grandchildren, Linda and Lyeke, were born two years ago, it changed me. I felt it was the essence of what life is about, and I cried all day. When my son Pierre, their father, was born I didn't cry like that.

Andre Rieu

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King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure.

Andrew Coyle Bradley

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I love 'Scarface.'

Max Minghella

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I think that it's when we step out of the road, step outside the box, become our own person, and we walk fearlessly down paths other people wouldn't look at, that true progress comes. And sometimes true beauty as well.

John McAfee

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Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.

Mavis Staples

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I didn't know Michael Hastings very well, but one thing about him was always obvious - he was born to be in the news business, he loved it, he was made for it. He wrote about Iraq and Afghanistan as places he had always been destined to visit.

Matt Taibbi

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Yeah, I mean, climbing's always been a massive hobby of mine up until, kind of, recent times when I've had family, but no, it's been a driving passion in my life and, uh, I've always wanted to climb the Matterhorn. It was the mountain that, sort of, inspired me to climb, as a youngster. So, it was great to be able to get to do it.

Andy Serkis

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Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

Stephen Breyer

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I can sing, but it isn't something I crave to do professionally.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

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I think Mariska Hargitay on 'Law and Order: SVU' is a really good example of a female lead I'd like to emulate. She's really been able to captivate men and women in a way that's appealing, which is a tough line to follow.

Spencer Grammer

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When I play with my band around the U.S.A., the most requested song is 'Peace Frog.'

Robby Krieger

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I'm trying to be very aware of not repeating myself.

Christoph Waltz

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