Robert Baden-Powell Quotes

It is often useful, if an enemy happens to see you, to pretend that you have not seen him. Or it may sometimes be useful to pretend that you have other men with you. I did this once in the Boer War when, having crept up a donga to look at a Boer fort, I was seen by the enemy, and they came out to capture me.

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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Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty.

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When I play a song for someone the first time, if I make 'em laugh, I think, 'Yes, I've succeeded.'

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'Natural' is a word that has become unmoored by its meanings. If you go into a vitamin shop, things are natural, and people look at that, and they think it's good. It's no different than any other thing you swallow.

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Everyone has a role, no matter where you are on the globe.

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I have to do a show which is of interest to me, or else I'm lost.

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The Strauss allowed me to be a writer. Without it, 'The Emperor's Children' would not exist. When I received the award, I was teaching, had one baby, and was pregnant with another. There was no time for writing.

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I'm most excited to meet Jon Hamm at the Emmys.

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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

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Cuba has become a symbol of courageous resistance to attack. Since 1959, Cuba has been under attack from the hemispheric superpower.

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