Robert Baden-Powell Quotes
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The psychology of women hitherto actually represents a deposit of the desires and disappointments of men.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.
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Our leaders must hear us speaking on behalf of our brothers and sisters in South Sudan. If the moral duty to save lives and work toward peace is not compelling enough to drive decision-makers, we must remind them that we care and will hold them accountable.
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My mother is extremely interested in everything esoteric.
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All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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You don't choose your public; your public chooses you.
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The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people.
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Take seriously the traditions, the Christian roots, and all the values that are the basis of the civilisation of Europe.
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Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought.
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We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music.
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Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.
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Before blogs, it was all about physical presence. We used to send out videos and audiotapes to communicate. Blogging and the Internet allow us to engage in a lot more real time conversations as opposed to a one-way dump of information or a message.
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There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along. But that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies.
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Gertrude Stein really thought of Hemingway as frail. He almost married Stein.
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The most important thing for workers to understand is that you have to make yourself indispensable. You must make money for your employer or make his life easier, preferably both. Also, you have to learn as much as you can about your chosen endeavor.
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The problems are dissolved in the actual sense of the word - like a lump of sugar in water.
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I don't care who the president is - it ain't just all about who's black or who's white or who's Republican or Democrat, it's about who is for the betterment of people, period.
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Sunday is a day of rest. Loafing is not rest.
