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Living indoors without fresh air quickly poisons the blood and makes people feel tired and seedy when they don't know why. For myself, I sleep out of doors in winter as well as summer. I only feel tired or seedy when I have been indoors a lot. I only catch cold when I sleep in a room. Robert Baden-Powell
Myself Tired Winter People Doors Living Cold Air Summer Out Only Poisons Catch Feel Indoors Know Well Without Makes Fresh Fresh Air Been Lot Blood Quickly Room Why Sleep
The best workers, like the happiest livers, look upon their work as a kind of game: the harder they play the more enjoyable it becomes. Robert Baden-Powell
Work Best Game Kind More Like Look Becomes Happiest Workers Harder Play Enjoyable
To the man who reads 'Scouting for Boys' superficially, there is a disappointing lack of religion in the book. But to him who tries it in practice, the basic religion underlying it soon becomes apparent. Robert Baden-Powell
Religion Man Book Practice Tries Disappointing Soon Underlying Him Reads Becomes Boy Scouting Lack Apparent Who Basic
One of the finest statesmen of the present time is also a first-class scout, and that is Mr. Roosevelt, the late President of the United States of America. Robert Baden-Powell
Time President Late States Statesmen Finest Also Scout America Roosevelt United United States United States Of America Present Present Time
Apart from the fact that any hardy exercise conduces much to the training and formation of a soldier, pig-sticking tends to give a man what is called a 'stalker's eye,' but which, par excellence, is the soldier's eye. Robert Baden-Powell
Man Training Soldier Par Eye Give Excellence Fact Tends Exercise Any Formation Which Apart Much Hardy
Development of outlook naturally begins with a respect for God... Reverence to God and reverence for one's neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of God. Robert Baden-Powell
God Respect Neighbor Oneself Outlook Development Reverence Begins Naturally Servant
One aim of the Boy Scouts scheme is to revive amongst us, if possible, some of the rules of the knights of old. Robert Baden-Powell
Old Aim Rules Possible Some Scheme Knights Boy Revive Scouts Us Amongst
A man who risks his life in shooting big game in order to secure good specimens for natural history collections, or to rid a district of a man-eater or other dangerous neighbor, is a sportsman in the true sense. Robert Baden-Powell
Life Good History Game Man Risks Natural Dangerous Big Sense Other Neighbor Secure Collections District True Sportsman True Sense His Shooting Order Natural History Rid Who
Of course, animals have to be killed for food or to prevent their doing injury to others or to property. But such killing is too often carried out without regard to the pain inflicted. Robert Baden-Powell
Food Property Animals Pain Too Others Carried Out Prevent Course Without Doing Often Inflicted Regard Injury
A number of Americans were used, most often unwillingly, by North Korea to arm spies with English-speaking skills so they could target American interests in South Korea and beyond. Robert Jenkins
Spies Could Arm Beyond Most Unwillingly Korea Were South South Korea Target North American North Korea Often American Interests Interests Skills Used English-Speaking Number
I made a big mistake of my life. Robert Jenkins
Life Mistake Made My Life Big Big Mistake
It was not my intention whatsoever for the Japanese government to try to get me out of trouble. And I really appreciate the Japanese government for all they have done for me. Robert Jenkins
Government Me Try Trouble Out Get Whatsoever Done Intention Japanese Really Appreciate
The American Army has supplied, assigned a very capable man to me, to help me, bring me to military justice. I don't think I need no civilians. All I want to do is clear myself with the American Army. Robert Jenkins
Myself Me Man Justice Army Military Think Civilians Supplied Clear Very American Want Capable Help Assigned Bring Need
When I got on the airplane in Indonesia coming to Japan, my intentions was to turn myself in to the military for the simple reason I would like to put my daughters with their mother, one thing. Another thing, I'd like to clear my conscience. Robert Jenkins
Myself Simple Mother Military Airplane Would One Thing Daughters Simple Reason Put Clear Indonesia Like Another Got Coming Intentions Japan Turn Reason Conscience Thing
The thing I would most like to see invented is a way of teaching children and grown-ups the difference between right and wrong. Robert Maxwell
Way Would See Invented Wrong Between Like Most Difference Children Teaching Grown-Ups Right Thing Right And Wrong
Two people could build an outhouse in four hours. They're not complicated. Robert Maxwell
People Complicated Build Could Hours Four Two Two People
Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries. Russel Honore
Systems Hurricane City Area New Most Hit York New York New York City Storm Vicious Centuries Sandy Nearly Two
In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game. Russel Honore
Game Organization Giving Military Easiest Part Execution Real Any Order Might
They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival. Russel Honore
Food Survival Word Right Word Alive Stay Call Looting Get Stores Right
America needs to get over it. We can't control everything. We can't control the storms. Russel Honore
Needs Control Everything Over Over It America Get Storms
I told myself I'd stay in until I reached major, and then go on and do something else. Russel Honore
Myself Else Stay Something Something Else Major Reached Until Go Then
I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter. Russel Honore
Cat Dead Without Reporter Hitting Swing
The preparations are what they are. We're here. The storm is coming. We are as best prepared as we can be as the eye of the storm approaches. Russel Honore
Best Approaches Eye Coming Storm Preparations Prepared Here
You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property. Russel Honore
Life You Property Try Depend Put Up Cannot Your Save
If I'm a leader, I have a mission. Russel Honore
Leader Mission
Anti-submarine warfare is the military version of chess. You must work out what the enemy is going to do before they even think of it. Sarah West
Work You Enemy Before Military Think Out Must Chess Version Going Warfare Work Out Even
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