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Scotland Quotes & Sayings

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All nationalism is based on racism and hate. I'm Scottish; I was born in Scotland, as my parents, as my grandparents. — Philip Kerr

It 's guid to be merry and wise, It 's guid to be honest and true, It 's guid to support Caledonia's cause, And bide by the buff and the blue. — Robert Burns

Listen to the earth, Feel the fire. Allow the power to flow through ye. — Jean M. Grant

Location is everything, I'd rather camp in the Lake District or Scotland than sit in a five-star hotel in Frankfurt. — Rory Bremner

If the U.K. were threatening to withdraw from Europe, I would certainly want Scotland to be out of that. — Peter Higgs

All the cul-de-sacs are closed for Scotland. — Joe Jordan

The big issues, the things that scar Scotland - the least of them is whether we should have a border at Gretna Green or not. — Johann Lamont

Some of my best friends are books. — A. Louise Robertson

I fell in love with Scotland and made good friends here, so I stayed after graduating with Honours in Chemistry. — Steve Blake

The U.K.'s debt belongs legally to Westminster, so Scotland, by definition, can't default on it. — Nicola Sturgeon

I think Scotland has some great stories. — Billy Boyd

How reassuring. - Queen Elizabeth, when told during a walking tour of Scotland that she looks like the Queen — Kate Petrella

I grew up in Scotland in the 1970s. There was not much money. The most popular Christmas toy was probably a potato. — Craig Ferguson

The only thing that can hurt me now is the thought of never knowing this feeling again. To never be able to touch you this way again... — Shelly Thacker

Scotland is the best place in the whole world. — Gail Porter

I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition. — Loretta Lynn

I am more relaxed at home in Scotland, and my children are of an age where I want us, as a family, to spend more time up here. — Rory Bremner

I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it. — Edward Irving

His tongue tapped his top lip as he cupped her breast in his hand. "Tis boidhche --beautiful. — Amy Jarecki

In Scotland, I'm just like a lot of other guys, but in America, I'm seen as a very strong, masculine guy. — Gerard Butler

I'm William Wallace, and the rest of you will be spared. Go back to England and tell them ... Scotland is free! — William Wallace

We sat still, our breathing loud and rhythmic, its music melancholy, a traditional song of sorrow. — Margot McCuaig

Two negatives make a positive but only in Scotland do two positives make a negative: aye right. — Frankie Boyle

That charity fund, inside and outside Scotland is a very important identity of Celtic Football Club. — Fergus McCann

I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13. — Sean Connery

Freedom is an idea that no tyrant will ever crush. — Laurence Overmire

I'm not one to let such a striking man pass without looking my fill. — Donna Grant

Father, will justice ever reign in Scotland? — Douglas Bond

Surprisingly enough, I haven't had a letter from Amateur Boxing Scotland bosses offering their congratulations for my Melbourne medal win. — Kenny Anderson

Scotland had oil, but it's running out thanks to all that deep frying. — Scott Capurro

My mother was from Scotland and had very fair skin ... she wouldn't allow us to go in the sun. — Julianne Moore

The great outdoors is a theme with me; a walking holiday in Scotland is perfect - Culloden and the forests of Aviemore are both favourites. — Erin O'Connor

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it. — J.M. Barrie

Some of the Scotland players need to look themselves in the face. — Alan Brazil

Scotland is a great nation, but its horses are very uncomfortable. — Mel Gibson

But only if youses shift yoursels and get in. He used the demotic plural of you, a common feature of speech in Scotland. — Alexander McCall Smith

He gave it the benefit of the doubt; he was Scotch.
("The Wendigo") — Algernon Blackwood

Without the shepherd's dog, the whole of the open mountainous land in Scotland would not be worth a sixpence. — James Hogg

A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth. — Samuel Johnson

The place has entered me...it has coloured my life like a stain. — Adam Nicolson

I go to Scotland maybe three times a year, and I love it. When I'm at home, I feel at home, I feel myself, I feel connected. — Gerard Butler

I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own. — Dolly Parton

Sophie shook her head, completely unable to speak. Posy had knocked her breath clear to Scotland. — Julia Quinn

America changed my life, but I still think of home and working in Scotland was an important part of that. — Davy Jones

Scotland is a great country and many wonderful things have come out of this country, however England gets the glory. — Joseph Hume

How could their love for each other be so wrong? — Terry Spear

When one thinks of golf and Scotland, the first thing that comes to mind is usually St. Andrews, especially the famed Old Course. — Raymond Bonner

To see the years touch ye gives me joy", he whispered, "for it means that ye live. — Diana Gabaldon

Another lesson to file away about Scotland: insulting other people in a childish manner was the national pastime. — Molly Ringle

After I've been in America for a while, I get homesick for Scotland. — Billy Boyd

Bright was the summer of 1296. The war which had desolated Scotland was then at an end. — Jane Porter

I went to drama school in Scotland. — Richard Madden

Labour's support in Scotland depends on their ability to be electable. If they are divided and unelectable, what's the point? — Nicola Sturgeon

I come from a heavy-lidded people. My family, you'll see pictures of them, and it's the same thing all the way back to Scotland. — French Stewart

After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there. — Adrian McKinty

O Scotia! my dear, my native soil!
For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent — Robert Burns

Her fingers clutched him now, and her body writhed with a frustration he knew all too well.
He wanted her.
Now.
Here. — Madeline Martin

Scotland has a great deal to offer the world in terms of our approach to key economic and social issues. — Nicola Sturgeon

With '44 Scotland Street' I found myself having to work out how a daily novel works, and it is completely different to a conventional novel. — Alexander McCall Smith

As far as single payer, it works in Canada. It works incredibly well in Scotland. — Donald Trump

Scotland's a pretty place. I mean, as long as it ain't raining. — Boo Weekley

Scotland's voice has to be heard — Nicola Sturgeon

I am sorry to be leaving the post of secretary of state for Scotland. — Des Browne

Independence is the only way Scotland can realise its full political and cultural potential in the 21st century. — Tariq Ali

I want to look beyond the legends, to find the real story of Scotland. And it's every bit as thrilling. — Neil Oliver

Our Scottish theory ... is that every country has need of Scotchmen, but that Scotland has no need of the citizens of any other country. — Arthur Balfour

But there is always that unpredictability about a derby match and that's what it was today. — Alex Ferguson

I believe in Scotland's place within the United Kingdom today as much as ever. — Ruth Davidson

Samuel Johnson Is Indignant:that Scotland has so few trees. — Lydia Davis

Doomed to Hell. Every last one of you. — June Ahern

Beautee eneuch to mak a world to dote. — James I Of Scotland

I don't live in London - I'm based in Norfolk and have a place in Scotland. — Martin Shaw

The Scottish sun, shocked by having its usual cloudy underpinnings stripped away, shone feverishly, embarrassed by its nakedness. — Stuart Haddon

Since word is thrall, and thought is free, Keep well thy tongue, I counsel thee. — James I Of Scotland

I'm proud of the culture I come from - we're a small country and a close-knit community. — Sara Sheridan

Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments. — Nicola Sturgeon

My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served by being a member. — Nicola Sturgeon

The writing talent of Edinburgh is textured - we have poets, novelists, non-fiction writers, dramatists and more. — Sara Sheridan

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious. — Sean Connery

I'm a weaver. I'm what is connecting this world to the world you come from. My purpose is to show you your choices. — Brynn Myers

Too often in the past, Scotland has been sidelined and ignored in the Westminster corridors of power, but that doesn't have to be the case anymore. — Nicola Sturgeon

Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind. — Winston S. Churchill

Aye, I see. Aye well, I suppose if I shall be in Scotland, and still married to you - then maybe 'when' doesna matter so much. — Diana Gabaldon

It is true that I once refused to eat haggis in Scotland and this did not sit well with the local population. — Rick Riordan

Only 4 percent of all the companies owned in Scotland have their head offices in Scotland. — Sean Connery

I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun. — Tom Hanks

I didna accomplish anything. The king wasn't there. He prefers to rule Scotland from his palace in London. What has our country come to? — Donna Grant

Did not strong connections draw me elsewhere, I believe Scotland would be the country I would choose to end my days in. — Benjamin Franklin

No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K. — George Osborne

Witches were burned and killed in Scotland and England for centuries before what happened in Salem. — Janet Montgomery

If the Scottish people decide to opt for independence, it would not be a good idea for Scotland to maintain a very rigid link to the pound. — Mohamed El-Erian

I love Scotland. Edinburgh is a beautiful city and has a wonderful tradition of supporting the arts. — Peter Hambleton

In Scotland, when people congregate, they tend to argue and discuss and reason; in Orkney, they tell stories. — George Mackay Brown

I was brought up in Scotland and have always been a country person, although the town means a great deal to me, too. — Susannah York

One good thing about rain in Scotland. Most of it ends up as scotch. — Peter Alliss

In Scotland, beautiful as it is, it was always raining. Even when it wasn't raining, it was about to rain, or had just rained. It's a very angry sky. — Colin Hay

For Scotland has a double dose of the poison called heredity; the sense of blood in the aristocrat, the sense of doom in the Calvinist. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater resources. — Thomas B. Macaulay

Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans. — John Prescott

Scotland have this habit of kicking themselves in the foot — Alan Brazil