Baden Powell Quotes
Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.
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Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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I will sing happy songs, and I do sing happy songs, but the stuff that's going to move me and going to make me close my eyes is always the blues.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now?
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Dick Durbin's a worthy opponent on any debate. He's very intelligent, quick. Knows his facts and puts them forward well.
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I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird.
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The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
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I like having a bunch of different experiences. I don't want to do just one thing for the rest of my life.
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My M.O. is just do what you do and don't feel like you have to make apologies for it. I'm sure there will come a point when I have to apologize for something, but not yet.
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I have always thought if there is a game, and there have been a lot of fouls on me, then I have been playing well for the team, so that means we're having a good match. You can win a free-kick when there's a foul, and that's a chance to score a goal.
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It was considered the most dangerous route in the Hills, but as my reputation as a rider and quick shot was well known, I was molested very little, for the toll gatherers looked on me as being a good fellow, and they knew that I never missed my mark.
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My mom is not trying to live vicariously through me.
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Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
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We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889.
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I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.
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Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.
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Well-secured files don't do you much good if you lose them in a fire or hard drive crash.
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Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II. The statue needs some restoration and weighs between four and five tons.
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To be spiritually alive is to live in repentance. Spiritually dead are those Christians who never weep over their sins or who have long ceased to do so. Dead - in God's eyes - are those Christians who can no longer rejoice over God's forgiveness. Whenever this joy is missing, even if we may call ourselves committed Christians, there is something wrong in our lives.
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He who prays most receives most.
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Mountains don't kill people, they just sit there.
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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.
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Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.
