“A fisherman does not bait his hook with food he likes. He uses food the fish likes. So with boys.”

Lord Baden Powell

“I have over and over again explained that the purpose of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movement is to build men and women as citizens endowed with the three H’s namely, Health, Happiness and Helpfulness. The man or woman who succeeds in developing these three attributes has secured the main steps to success in this Life.“

– Lord Robert Baden-Powell

“Be Prepared… the meaning of the motto is that a Scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.”

– Lord Robert Baden-Powell

“The object of the patrol method is not so much saving the Scoutmaster trouble as to give responsibility to the boy.”

– Lord Robert Baden-Powell

“Scouting is a game for boys under the leadership of boys under the direction of a man.”

– Lord Robert Baden-Powell

“The Boy Scouts of America stands for a set of principles. These principles have a lot of staying power. The values you learn as a Scout are like a compass. They can help you find your way through difficult and sometimes unchartered terrain. The principles of Scouting give you a sense of what’s important. I feel I owe the Boy Scouts a great deal, both personally and professionally.”

– Bill Bradley

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.”

– John F. Kennedy