Peter Scott
Peter Scott
Sir Peter Markham Scott CH CBE DSC* FRS FZSwas a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer and sportsman...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth14 September 1909
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I think, on reflection, that it was a losing battle right from the start, but when we were - I mean, I was - the ultimate in any professional officer's career was to command a battalion or a regiment in operations, and that's exactly the way I looked at it, and certainly I wasn't too worried about whether the war was right or wrong.
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It has a very strong corporate sector, a very sensible government and Brazil is a place that is going to do extremely well over the medium term after this rough patch is out of the way.
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Brazil has in many ways a very robust economy,
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Our fish hits the table within two minutes of being cooked, the chips within one minute.
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He was sold out for the October trip by June.
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Look, from a professional soldier's point of view, we were very eager to get there and to do the job that we were trained for.
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Every bride and groom in the history of civilization has gained weight after their wedding day. It is only a matter of time until archaeologists unearth a married caveman who's wearing a pair of old tux pants that were so tight he couldn't get the zipper closed.
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I suppose I was very disappointed that I was injured during training for Korea. In fact, I had an argument with a grenade and it won, and consequently I was forced to come back to Australia for twelve months.
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I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle.