Scouts Quotes
81 Scouts quotes by 67 unique authors
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The philosopher says--I am, and the church scouts his philosophy. She answers:--No! you are NOT, you have no existence of your own. You were and…
— Henry Adams
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It's a petty thing, but I wouldn't join the Scouts when I was a kid, 'cause you had to swear allegiance to the queen. I'm…
— Elvis Costello
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My purpose... to go on with my heart and soul, devoting all my energies to Girl Scouts, and heart and hand with them, we will…
— Juliette Gordon Low
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When I was 12 years old, I read 'Nancy Drew' mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about girls who love…
— Joyce Maynard
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I'd like to have stayed in the Scouts beyond the age of 12.
— James McAvoy
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Scouting ought to be about building character, not about sex. Period. Precious few parents enroll their boys in the Scouts to get a crash course…
— Rick Perry
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Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking…
— Frederick Reines
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If you join the Boy Scouts without understanding the underlying agendas and biases of the organization, you might grow up to believe that being gay…
— Douglas Rushkoff
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Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children,…
— Betty Friedan
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When Hitler declared war on the United States, he was betting that German soldiers, raised up in the Hitler Youth, would always out fight American…
— Stephen Ambrose
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What kind of good deeds? Like Girl Scouts? Because I got kicked out of Brownies and they won't give me another chance to keep my…
— Haven Kimmel
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Just remember, sometimes people will put you ahead of themselves. It does happen. (Leta) Yeah, the whole world is just rainbows and puppies. Boy Scouts…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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At least she had a clear picture of what the Lying Game was now: Girl Scouts for psychopaths.
— Sara Shepard
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...she yanked open her shoulder bag and pulled out a stake. Boy Scouts and vampire slayers should always be prepared.
— Christopher Golden
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If America taught me anything, it's that quitting is right up there with pissing in the Girl Scouts' lemonade jar.
— Khaled Hosseini
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Percy was getting tired of water. If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t…
— Rick Riordan
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.. an emergency stash of Thin Mints. Frickin' Girl Scouts. Those things were way to addictive. They had to be laced with crack." Charlie Davidson…
— Darynda Jones
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I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were…
— Pat Gillick
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When all is said and done, we exist only in relation to the world, and our senses evolved as scouts who bridge that divide and…
— Diane Ackerman
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I never had any interest in being involved with the Boy Scouts.
— Henry Rollins
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I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities youths can get…
— Ted Stevens
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My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together…
— Wayne Wonder
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Around 7 years old, we girls took dancing lessons, joined the Brownies, the Girl Scouts, the 4H Club.
— Ruth Buzzi
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The Boy Scouts of America is no longer entirely what people think it is. Essentially, it has been hijacked by religious conservatives.
— Teller
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As a little girl in Arizona, none of the women in my family had a cultural connection with Girl Scouts, but the opportunity resonated with…
— Anna Maria Chavez
Who Wrote These Scouts Quotes
67 authors contributed a total of 81 Scouts Quotes, led by these top contributors: