Scottish Quotes
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Scottish 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
A man from the wood. A stranger from afar. He will break the curse by a hundred kisses...
— Jean M. Grant
I get recognised in the street, but that's more from all the Scottish people who are down in Blackpool on their holidays.
— Charlie Adam
It can fairly be said of John Smith that he had all the virtues of a Scottish presbyterian, but none of the vices.
— Menzies Campbell
Tony smothered the life that me and Ma had built, a furry mould growing over a sweating slab of cheese.
— Kerry Hudson
Release Lady Mirabelle and the kitten or I'll run you through, skewering your belly, pinching out your life.
— Sue-Ellen Welfonder
The Scottish government set a goal of increasing exports by 50% by 2017. That is ambitious. Is it achievable?
— Tom Hunter
Heartache find you anytime it wishes. A particular century won't protect you from its touch.
— Maeve Greyson
Truth - although difficult at times - is eventually the path to contentment and peace.
— Maeve Greyson
Science is just as important as magic.
— Donna Grant
There wasn't a Scottish nationalist MP elected at any general election when we were outside the E.U.
— Michael Gove
He took her hand from her head and held it in his. "Your beauty could make a rose blush.""Are you ... drunk? — Michelle M. Pillow
How could he live never knowing what it would be like to hold her close and sleep with her the whole night through?
— Vonda Sinclair
Colleen patted his thigh. "Are you up to baking decadently delicious chocolate treats?""I am. And eating my fair share, too. — Terry Spear
I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy.
— Rita Ora
I'm as Scottish as they come.
— Stevie Jackson
He's not wearing ... " Charlotte began."I know. He doesn't," Lydia answered. — Michelle M. Pillow
She opened her eyes and touched her lips, as though he had just kissed them. She could taste him.
— Jean M. Grant
A lifetime without breath or thought passed before his fingertips skimmed over the tops of her breasts.
— Madeline Martin
Being a great believer in Scottish tradition, I followed the example of my fellow countrymen and moved to England.
— Rory Bremner
Strange how a tiny hand could make the weight of his new responsibilities feel like a boulder on his chest.
— Margaret Mallory
I may not survive," Roderick said, resting his hand on the small of her back,"if I wait any longer to kiss you.
— Margaret Mallory
If you want something Scottish, go get yourself a kilt.
— Marcus Brigstocke
A pungent smell of manure blew in the window. "The odor of these Scottish wildflowers is astonishing," Edie said,
— Eloisa James
A whore, we've established that, filthy, it goes without saying, but whatever else the hell I am, I AM NOT ENGLISH.
— Elizabeth Wein
If obedience is the chief thing good stood upon, why are not other laws and statutes urged as strictly as those which concern ceremonies?
— George Gillespie
Some things a man canna last at.
— Terry Spear
Obtruded on us by the Scottish historians. [* Chron. Sax. p. 19.] [** W. Malms, p. 19.]
— David Hume
I've started looking at my own father a bit funny. He assures me, though, that I really am the son of a Scottish postman.
— Craig Ferguson
You're special, Deirdre, and don't ever think otherwise.
— Jean M. Grant
I don't want to move out of bed.""I don't want to move out of bed either. Let's live here. — Michelle M. Pillow
I never expect anything from anybody. I'm a bit Scottish like that - I don't like to be disappointed and let down. I like to take life very slowly.
— Rosamunde Pilcher
I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
— Carice Van Houten
I'm proud of the culture I come from - we're a small country and a close-knit community.
— Sara Sheridan
Ya were going to turn me into a rat? Had I known that I wouldn't have tried to turn ya into a snake.
— Michelle M. Pillow
My grandfather was Scottish, born in the slums of Glasgow.
— Trinny Woodall
The writing talent of Edinburgh is textured - we have poets, novelists, non-fiction writers, dramatists and more.
— Sara Sheridan
Scottish men are . . . hardy?
— Kresley Cole
I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish.
— Ewan McGregor
My mother's Mohawk and my father is Scottish/German from Nova Scotia.
— Kaniehtiio Horn
When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.
— Dolly Parton
I have been trying all my life to like Scotchmen, and am obliged to desist from the experiment in despair.
— Charles Lamb
If Scotsmen truly didn't wear anything under their kilts, she bet his equipment was frozen solid.
— Vonnie Davis
Would ya like to" Iain paused, shocked as the pretty woman turned and hurried away from him. To himself, he finished, "Get a drink with me? — Michelle M. Pillow
And who e'er said I wanted such a fiery-tongued woman to wife?""I'll wait until the two of you are married to tell Trulie you said that. — Maeve Greyson
He didn't save women. He damned them.
— Madeline Martin
Yer true future, the future waiting to set your soul on fire, can only be found in the past.
— Maeve Greyson
The world ceased to exist. She was not a gunn, and he was not a MacKay. They were man and woman. Her thoughts spun. Her emotions whirled... — Victoria Roberts
Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
— Callum Keith Rennie
Legends have it that once a Scot covers a lass with his plaid, his intentions are spoken.
— Vonnie Davis
I am half Scottish. My father is an expat from Glasgow, and on my mother's side there's a bit of French, a bit of Scottish, a bit of Irish.
— Adelaide Kane
Desire, hot and thick, consumed him. Lily. He wanted to hold her, to simply savor her scent of roses.
— Donna Grant
I am Michael, and I am part English, Irish, German, and Scottish, sort of a virtual United Nations.
— Michael Scott
My motto is: hit first, ask questions later....
— Stephen Richards
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
The detective seemed to remember reading that advertisers used Scottish accents to suggest integrity and honesty. The
— Robert Galbraith
I will always find you. You are in my soul.
— Amy Jarecki
I'm no' a good man.
— Donna Grant
Do what ye must, but 'tis a sorry day when a man's betrothed willna grant him the divine pleasure only she can give.
— Maeve Greyson
Everyone man dies. Not every man really lives.
— William Wallace
I was seeing more stars than Patrick Moore; he didn't half give me a sore fucking whack on the nut.
— Stephen Richards
Don't let the doorknob hit you where the good Lord split you.
— Maeve Greyson
It is a significant gamble to assume that troops in our U.K. Armed Forces would volunteer for a Scottish Defence Force.
— Philip Hammond
The Scottish sun, shocked by having its usual cloudy underpinnings stripped away, shone feverishly, embarrassed by its nakedness.
— Stuart Haddon
Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts.
— Evelyn Glennie
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
Kenna gave herself to Alexander to do as he wished, welcoming it, aching for it. She had no control. She wanted none. She was his.
— May McGoldrick
I look forward to a time when Irish patriotism will as easily combine with British patriotism as Scottish patriotism combines now.
— Arthur Balfour
I canna let you die like Da," he said softly."And yet ye canna let me live," she replied. — Madeline Martin
I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.
— Natalie Imbruglia
Only a Scotsman can really survive a Scottish education.
— Prince Philip
Many mickles make a muckle.
— Ron Chernow