C. F. Powell Quotes
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.
One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms.
Press forward at all times, climbing forward toward that higher ground of the harmonious society that shapes the laws of man to the laws of God.
If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.
When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.
I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
The patrol system leads each boy to see that he has some individual responsibility for the good of his patrol.
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
If a leader doesn't convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they'll start to fall down and get depressed.
A thing that many young fellows don't seem to realism at first is that success depends on oneself and not on a kindly fate, nor on the interest of powerful friends.
The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?'
We do not know why we are born into the world, but we can try to find out what sort of a world it is - at least in its physical aspects.
You have a unique message to deliver, a unique song to sing, a unique act of love to bestow. This message, this song, and this act of love have been entrusted exclusively to the one and only you.
Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
People are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles.
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.
Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
Your natural inclination is to preach and to warn other travellers of snags in the path, but isn't it better to signal to them some of the joys by the way which they might otherwise miss?
In a difficult situation one never-failing guide is to ask yourself: "What would Christ have done?" Then do it-as nearly as you can.
Make good scouts of yourselves, become good rifle shots so that if it becomes necessary that you defend your families and your country that you can do it.
Hold fast to whatever fragments of love that exist, for sometimes a mosaic is more beautiful than an unbroken pattern.
The black man continues on his way. He plods wearily no longer-he is striding freedom road with the knowledge that if he hasn't got the world in a jug, at least he has the stopper in his hand.
Everyone, both big and small, can pull their weight, and ensure that the hopes and dreams of every child become realities.
Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table.
Maybe we don't put our young people in situations often enough where they're allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don't fail as often.
