“Badges mean nothing in themselves, but they mark a certain achievement and they are a link between the rich and the poor. For when one girl sees a badge on a sister Scout's arm, if that girl has won the same badge, it at once awakens an interest and sympathy between them.” IfsMeanCertainGirlInterestPoorRichArmsAchievementMarkLinksSympathyThat GirlBadgesMean Girls Author:Juliette Gordon Low
“A badge is a symbol that girls have done the thing it stands for often enough, thoroughly enough, and well enough to be prepared to give service in it.” GivingWellsDoneEnoughGirlPreparedSymbolsBe PreparedThat GirlBadges Author:Juliette Gordon Low