Quotes about Scottish

My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. Votes: 8

On my best day, I cannot do Scottish people. I don't even believe that's a real accent, to be honest with you. I think they probably sound like us when they're in the house. It's how they keep people away from them. Votes: 8

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music. Votes: 6

I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own. Votes: 6

When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids. Votes: 6

I get recognised in the street, but that's more from all the Scottish people who are down in Blackpool on their holidays. Votes: 6

We don't know anything about Scottish history. All we know is that an American guy painted his face blue and somehow they won. Votes: 6

When I was at Porto my team also played in the UEFA Cup final against a Scottish side - but it was Celtic. I've never seen such emotional people. It was unbelievable! Votes: 6

On 18th September 2014, between the hours of 7am and 10pm, absolute sovereign power will lie in the hands of the Scottish people. They have to decide whether to keep it, or give it away to where their minority status makes them permanently powerless and vulnerable. Votes: 6

I thought it very strange, and very sad, that the fairy kingdom largely appears to be English. I thought it was time for some regional representation. And the Nac Mac Feegle are, well, they're like tiny little Scottish Smurfs who have seen Braveheart altogether too many times. Votes: 6

My father and I used to tussle about me becoming an actor. He's from strong, Presbyterian Scottish working-class stock, and he used to sit me down and say, 'You know, 99 percent of actors are out of work. You've been educated, so why do you want to spend your life pretending to be someone else when you could be your own man?' Votes: 6

I like Dali and Magritte. I also like the Scottish artist John Byrne, another surrealist. Votes: 5

The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history. Votes: 4

Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked. Votes: 4

Stirling, like a huge brooch, clasps Highlands and Lowlands together. Votes: 4

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make. Votes: 4

Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake. Votes: 4

I have been trying all my life to like Scotchmen, and am obliged to desist from the experiment in despair. Votes: 4

As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It's something they reserve just for me. Votes: 4

We will renew our party, to rebuild our land - and we will do it by being a better Labour, real Labour, Scottish Labour. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

Scotland is one of my favourite places to perform: it's really something special. Scottish audiences are just so enthusiastic; their approach to dance music just feels similar to my own somehow. Votes: 4

I have lots of Scottish blood and know that my family name is Scottish. At my home in the States I have a tartan crest but, unfortunately, I do a terrible Scottish accent. Votes: 4

I like Scottish people because they feel very true. They're always level and straight. They get a reputation for being hardened because of it, but I find them to be scrupulously honest people. Votes: 4

I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic. Votes: 4

My mom came to the U.S. very young, and then she married very young. But she was never American. She was always Scottish and would make sure that I knew that I was, too. Votes: 4

The North American intellectual tradition began, I maintain, in the encounter of British Romanticism with assertive, pragmatic North American English - the Protestant plain style in both the U.S. and Canada, with its no-nonsense Scottish immigrants. Votes: 4

Whether people like it or not, you have to say the Old Firm are a major part of Scottish football. I know there is a lot of resentment from other clubs about that, but it's a fact. Votes: 4

My grandfather, Harry Ferguson, was a butcher in Hill of Beath; so even though my grandparents lived in some poverty, we got loads of beef. My grandmother, Meg, was a fine Scottish cook who did slow cooking. Votes: 4

A hunk of beef raised on Scottish moorland has a very different ecological footprint from one created in an intensive feedlot using concentrated cereal feed, and a wild venison or rabbit casserole is arguably greener than a vegetable curry. Votes: 4

I was a good soldier in the British Army. I was born in a very, very poor family. And I enlisted to escape hunger. But my officers were Scottish and they loved me. The Scots are good, you know. Votes: 4

I love the 6 Nations rugby. I feel very Scottish then. I feel very Scottish now, sitting in the middle of Chelsea. But that's part of our heritage - being part of Britain, part of Europe. I love being European. Votes: 4

Look at Scottish guys wearing kilts - you could look at them and laugh, but the way they carry themselves, how can you? You can wear some of the weirdest things and be cool. If you believe in it, that's what makes it cool. Votes: 4

Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from the U.K. Defence jobs are vital to the Scottish economy and yet independence puts thousands of jobs at risk. Votes: 4

Lord Aberdeen was quite touched when I told him I was so attached to the dear, dear Highlands and missed the fine hills so much. There is a great peculiarity about the Highlands and Highlanders; and they are such a chivalrous, fine, active people. Votes: 4

My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in my blood. It's a very powerful instrument, but it can also be soothing, like velvet. It's a real challenge for composers. Votes: 4

We don't really go in for big family dinners, but Scottish people are famously confrontational. It's a cultural thing, so maybe we don't need to have them to clear the air. Also, traditional family food isn't as nice here so there's no payoff for traveling hundreds of miles. Votes: 4

Being hapa, or more specifically, half-Japanese half-Euro mutt (English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, French, Welsh, German. . .in case you were wondering), has definitely helped shape who I am. It's very cool to get to identify and learn about all these unique cultures and I think it's helped put the world in perspective. Votes: 4

I just love Cape Breton fiddling! I think it's very close. They derive their music from Scottish music. Well, in Donegal we're very influenced by Scottish music as well. Independently the two areas became very alike, because they kind of changed the music a bit from Scotland and we did the same. Votes: 4

I think the French agonise more about being French, I don't think English think about being English that much. I think the Scottish think about being Scottish and the Welsh think about being Welsh, but the English don't really care. But the French think about it all the time, it's an absolute preoccupation. Votes: 4

Many people have heard the remarkable example of devotion involving a Skye terrier dog who worked for a Scottish shepherd named Old Jock. In 1858, the day after Jock was buried (with almost nobody present to mourn him except his shaggy dog) in the churchyard at Greyfriars Abbey in Edinburgh, Bobby was found sleeping on his master's grave, where he continued to sleep every night for fourteen years. Votes: 4

My background is Scottish. Votes: 3

I love writing Scottish dialogue. Votes: 3

I feel more Scottish than Norman. Votes: 3

I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish. Votes: 3

The settled will of the Scottish people. Votes: 3

Scottish football is full of hammer throwers. Votes: 3

The poetic side of me is Scottish. Votes: 3

I'm very proud of my Scottish blood. Votes: 3

I am Scottish. I am also British. Votes: 3

Scottish Theatre's greatest success story of recent times. Votes: 3

Those English and Scottish know how to do accents. Votes: 3

I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing. Votes: 3

Only a Scotsman can really survive a Scottish education. Votes: 3

I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy. Votes: 3

If you want something Scottish, go get yourself a kilt. Votes: 3

I've got a bit of Scottish Blood... On my kitchen knife!! Votes: 3

Aye, wumman, if it's truly romantic, then it must be Scottish, Votes: 3

The Scottish are not shy when it comes to expressing themselves. Votes: 3

The Scottish Parliament, adjourned on the 25th of March 1707 is hereby reconvened. Votes: 3

I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything. Votes: 3

My mother's Mohawk and my father is Scottish/German from Nova Scotia. Votes: 3

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American. Votes: 3

That 1983 general election contained the telltale seeds of eventual Scottish Tory self-destruction. Votes: 3

Today the brightest light in the Scottish political firmament has gone out. Votes: 3

My dad is a little Scottish guy with tattoos all over his arms. Votes: 3

My Scottish Labour Party is a crusade - to fight poverty, inequality and injustice. Votes: 3

The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people. Votes: 3

On my mother's side I'm Polish-Jewish, and on my father's side I'm Scottish puffin. Votes: 3

Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction. Votes: 3

If you don't like Scottish weather, wait 30 minutes, and it is likely to change. Votes: 3

I have several Scottish Terriers. I find them to be the most wonderful dogs. Votes: 3

I haven't found anything to complain about. But being Scottish, it won't be long. Votes: 3

I had a whole Scottish existence until we moved to London when I was four. Votes: 3

The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work. Votes: 3

After a while, you get tired of being the official Scot and defending everything Scottish. Votes: 3

The job of the Scottish Labour Party is to represent working people and represent Scotland. Votes: 3

We'll have more football later. Meanwhile, here are the highlights from the Scottish Cup final. Votes: 3

When I watched Braveheart I was in tears and I was rooting for the Scottish people Votes: 3

My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots. Votes: 3

Most traditional Scottish food is designed to use things that are just about to go...off. Votes: 3

The Scottish government set a goal of increasing exports by 50% by 2017. That is ambitious. Is it achievable? Votes: 3

I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English. Votes: 3

I grew up listening to Teenage Fanclub and Eugenius. Scottish music cast a huge influence on me. Votes: 3

I am Michael, and I am part English, Irish, German, and Scottish, sort of a virtual United Nations. Votes: 3

The Scottish sun, shocked by having its usual cloudy underpinnings stripped away, shone feverishly, embarrassed by its nakedness. Votes: 3

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish. Votes: 3

We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation. Votes: 3

The Scottish Labour Party, while I have breath in my body, will listen to the views of trade unionists. Votes: 3

Being a great believer in Scottish tradition, I followed the example of my fellow countrymen and moved to England. Votes: 3

Don't wear green in your dressing room,' suggested Miss Spink.'Or mention the Scottish play," added Miss Forcible. Votes: 3

Who invented political tolerance? The English invented it, it's something which has taken roots with some difficulty in Scottish politics. Votes: 3

I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though. Votes: 3

I've got German, Cornish and Scottish ancestry. It might help explain my affinity for forests, the sea, and fatty foods. Votes: 3

I may be a werewolf and Scottish, but despite what you may have read about both, we are not cads! Votes: 3

Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It's all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing. Votes: 3

I lost the accent years ago, but I'm still very proud to be Scottish, and I love wearing a kilt. Votes: 3

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. Votes: 3

I look forward to a time when Irish patriotism will as easily combine with British patriotism as Scottish patriotism combines now. Votes: 3

Cullum' is Scottish, but I'm nowhere near Scottish. My mother is Burmese, and my father is of German, Jewish, English ancestry. Votes: 3

I mean no disrespect to Scottish football, but the Premier League is the biggest stage and highest profile league of all. Votes: 3

Of the Sturges family, much more is known than is available about poor Irish immigrants and obscure Scottish-English settlers around Rochester. Votes: 3

The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole language, which finally means the lack of a whole mind. Votes: 3

Many existing top 20 Scottish writers have flourished in part because of good turns done by institutions, arts community, libraries and bookshops. Votes: 3

Golf is an exercise in Scottish pointlessness for people who are no longer able to throw telephone poles at each other. Votes: 3

All nationalism is based on racism and hate. I'm Scottish; I was born in Scotland, as my parents, as my grandparents. Votes: 3

I am legitimately Scottish. I can officially say — yes. Yeah, I am from Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. Votes: 3

Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It’s all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing Votes: 3

What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme? Votes: 3

In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central hearth had an extraordinary range of built-in furniture. Votes: 3

I've been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show. Votes: 3

It can fairly be said of John Smith that he had all the virtues of a Scottish presbyterian, but none of the vices. Votes: 3

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh. Votes: 3

I only started concentrating on football as a career when I left school at 18. I played golf for the Scottish and British boys' teams. Votes: 3

Our Scottish theory ... is that every country has need of Scotchmen, but that Scotland has no need of the citizens of any other country. Votes: 3

It is one of the little known facts about modern Scottish politics that it is not quite as cut-throat as people think it is. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots. Votes: 3

Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish. Votes: 3

There are things that Scotsmen get and other people don't get in the dialogue. Scottish characters can be pinpointed by a phrase, targeted very quickly. Votes: 3

[Macbeth] is historically set in a place depicted by Shakespeare as brutal and violent, incredibly superstitious, and that's something that I do believe is Scottish. Votes: 3

Darnley, who, like Banquo's ghost, seemed to play a much more effective part in Scottish politics once he was dead than when he was alive. Votes: 3

Francesca: It's still a bit cold yet. Michael: Never stopped John and me. Francesca: Yes, well, you're Scottish. Your blood circulates quite well half frozen. Votes: 3

[Scottish songs] are, I own, frequently wild, & unreduceable to the more modern rules; but on that very eccentricity, perhaps, depends a great part of their effect. Votes: 3

I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing! Votes: 3

From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny. Votes: 3

I've always felt like a foreigner wherever I've lived. I don't feel much towards my Italian or Scottish roots, although I do cook the pasta at home. Votes: 3

I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing!' Votes: 3

My mother has only just got over the fact that I will never play Shrek's sister - because of the Scottish accent, she thought I'd be perfect. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

It was funny on '24' because I'm a Scots-Canadian, and I was working with the great Scottish actor Tony Curran, and we were both playing Russian gangsters. Votes: 3

My humour and my work ethic definitely come from my Scottish side, and I have to say the sense of humour doesn't really translate when I'm in America. Votes: 3

As a Scot, representing a Scottish constituency for almost the past 25 years, I do not harbour an overweening ambition to pronounce on each and every matter exclusively English. Votes: 3

Scottish-Americans tell you that if you want to identify tartans, it's easy - you simply look under the kilt, and if it's a quarter-pounder, you know it's a McDonald's. Votes: 3

Scottish bagpipe has two tenors and one bass - three drone pipes - and then the one chanter. If you put bagpipes together, it creates such a fine sound. Votes: 3

The negative aspects of Scottish Nationalism are a kind of aggressive complacency, that sort of boasting; but that's an expression of insecurity, I think, of a lack of confidence. Votes: 3

My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had come over from Scotland. Votes: 3

I feel so Scottish when I go abroad, and I'm so proud of it, but for me, it's not a political statement - I just happen to be Scottish. Votes: 3

My great grandparents are Scottish, and I have this very tenuous connection which I try and bump up whenever I can, because I'd much rather be Scottish than English. Votes: 3

For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure. Votes: 3

My mother Diana was a true-blue aristocrat, descended from William the Conqueror and listed in 'Burke's Peerage.' My father David, from a poor Scottish family, was a doctor. Votes: 3

The turn from this end [despair] to a new beginning came from three things. A blooming cherry tree, the unexpected kindness of Scottish workers and their families, and the Bible. Votes: 3

For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it is a much rarer event. Votes: 3

Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond. Votes: 3

I tend to get starstruck with sports people. I was on a chat show with retired Scottish footballer Denis Law and I just lost it and couldn't talk to him. Votes: 3

,000 people in Hampden Park. Of course they're all Scottish. Because no one else goes there. The English have an unwritten rule: they only go to places they might get back from. Votes: 3

I grew up in a council house in a poor Scottish town. I came of age during the recession of the mid-1980s when unemployment in my area reached 40 per cent. Votes: 3

My family spans many world religions, ethnicities and nationalities. The truth is that I don't have one identity. I'm Scottish, British, European, Humanist, Atheist and in part at least, culturally Jewish. Votes: 3

I am a gay writer, but I am also a Scottish writer and some days a lazy writer, or a funny writer. Being gay is just a part of who I am. Votes: 3

I wanted to be with the men I admired rather than the Scottish Arts Council crowd, so I spent a lot of time in graveyards. You get less trouble from the dead. Votes: 3

I'm half Scottish, half Welsh and I regard red hair as perfectly ordinary. And to set the record straight, contrary to reports, he has never referred to himself as the 'Ginger Ninja'. Votes: 3

Secessionists, whether in Scotland, Catalonia, Quebec or anywhere else, invariably assume that a person must either be Scottish or British, Catalan or Spanish, Quebecois or Canadian. What about those who feel they are both? Votes: 3

As a boy, I was never interested in theater because I came from a working-class Scottish home. I thought, 'I want to do movies.' Then it was finding the means to do it. Votes: 3

I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about theater and touring and sort of being an actor around Scottish theater. Votes: 3

The establishment, the newspapers, they try to create something called Scottish literature, but when people are actually going to write, they are not going to necessarily prescribe to that, they'll write what they feel. Votes: 3

If the Scottish want to break away, I shall stand on Hadrian's Wall with a teary handkerchief, and say: 'Good riddance to the lot of you, and take your stupid bagpipes with you.' Votes: 3

The Scottish Labour Party should work as equal partners with the U.K. party, just as Scotland is an equal partner in the United Kingdom. Scotland has chosen home rule - not London rule. Votes: 3

I am very aware of how warmly Scotland is regarded around the world, and a vote for self-determination would raise our international profile even further, with lots of benefits for Scottish arts and culture. Votes: 3

Shipping is so cheap that it makes more financial sense for Scottish cod to be sent 10,000 miles to China to be filleted, then sent back to Scottish shops and restaurants, than to pay Scottish filleters. Votes: 3

I've never played Scots or got the chance to do my Scottish accent. I'm always trying it out in auditions, but they always say no. I'd love to act in a Scottish accent for once. Votes: 3

Those of us who were part of creating the Scottish parliament believe we must always test constitutional arrangements. The real test is where do the powers lie? Is it in the best interests of Scotland? Votes: 3

I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. Votes: 3

I think I'll be Scottish in every movie I write. They always try to talk me out of it, but Woody Allen is always a nebbish New Yorker. Why shouldn't I be a goofy Glaswegian? Votes: 3

I did Scottish footballer of the year this year, attempted to do some comedy at that. Not the brightest people in the world. There were seven O-Levels in that room, and they were all mine. Votes: 3

We Slovenians are even better misers than you Scottish. You know how Scotland began? One of us Slovenians was spending too much money, so we put him on a boat and he landed in Scotland. Votes: 3

The scotch egg is such a Scottish food. It's as though a great Scottish chef said: I need a tasty snack. Let's take an egg... and wrap it in meat!! Makes it a bit harder. Votes: 3

The U.S. won the majors 29-11 in the 1980s. That's when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus were carrying the ball, and when Seve Ballesteros was becoming a Brit in the minds of English and Scottish journalists. Votes: 3

This is a book for every fiddler who has realized halfway through playing an ancient Scottish air that the Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated" is what folk music is really all about, and gone straight into it. Votes: 3

The media already attempts to assassinate my character in Scotland when I'm there, so my position is much more effective if I'm outside Scotland and am part of the voice of what the Scottish National Party is about. Votes: 3

I put it to you that there are no British poets, there are no British novelists. I have heard myself described as one, but I think really I'm an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists. Votes: 3

I was a bookworm. Every week I'd go to the library and get seven books. Remember libraries? I wonder if people still go. And I learned about everything from the library. I came from a Scottish family. Old school. Votes: 3

New Rule: Stop calling bagpipes a musical instrument. They're actually a Scottish Breathalyzer test. You blow into one end, and if the sound that comes out the other end doesn't make you want to kill yourself--you're not drunk enough. Votes: 3

I love the 6 Nations rugby. I feel very Scottish then. I feel very Scottish now, sitting in the middle of Chelsea. But thats part of our heritage - being part of Britain, part of Europe. I love being European. Votes: 3

I buy 1920s iridescent Scottish glass. I love the way the sun hits it every morning. You touch something and you know. To me, people should buy something they love. Buy something you'd want to come downstairs and stroke. Votes: 3

I was 16 when I got a scholarship to study classical composition at a conservatory. By that time I had already listened to Scottish folksong with my mother, sung in church choirs, and had sung solo with Benjamin Britten conducting. Votes: 3

I actually went to drama school at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, so I stayed in my home town the whole time. However, I see more of my friends now than I did then. It's strange. Votes: 3

But, indeed, the science of logic and the whole framework of philosophical thought men have kept since the days of Plato and Aristotle, has no more essential permanence as a final expression of the human mind, than the Scottish Longer Catechism. Votes: 3

A perennial problem that has faced the Scottish Highlands is that, time and again, too many of the more talented young people have had to move elsewhere - even abroad - through a lack of opportunities that should have been available. Votes: 3

On the most Scottish thing he'd ever seen: I was going through a town called Bathgate at around 11 o'clock at night. And there was a guy leaning and pissing against a front door. He then took out his keys and went inside. Votes: 3

If you aim at a Scottish presbytery, it agreeth as well with monarchy, as God and the devil. ... No bishop, no King! I will make them conform themselves, or else I will harry them out of the land, or else do worse. Votes: 3

I'm hugely fond of Scotland. My daughter, Jemma, was born in the Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital in Edinburgh, and it always tickled me that she was so vexed she didn't have a Scottish accent even though she was brought up down south. Votes: 3

I wonder what Tommy Morris would have had to say to all this number 6-iron, number 12-iron, number 28-iron stuff. He probably wouldn't have said anything, just made one of those strange Scottish noises at the back of his throat like someone gargling. Votes: 3

Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish provenance. People recognise the Scottish brand. They associate the country with quality food and drink, and clearly other Scottish sectors, such as dairy, can benefit from that, too. Votes: 3

I have Jewish friends. I have Middle Eastern friends. I have Spanish and Italian and British and Scottish and German friends and Austrian friends, and guess what? They all deal with homophobia. It's an earthling epidemic; it's not isolated in the black community. Votes: 3

My Mother is Swedish and my Father is Scottish, he played for Charlton in the 1960's and was in the Army, he captained the British forces team. We then moved to S.A. because a lot of players did that at the time. Votes: 3

Stark looked strong and healthy and totally gorgeous. I was distracting myself by wondering what exactly Scottish guys did, or didn't, wear under those kilts when he turned to face me. His smile lit up his eyes. "I can practically hear you thinking. Votes: 3

You can get this feeling of the English or Scottish or Irish or Welsh fairy, but it is by nature very elusive. It would be possible to pin down a German fairy, but the English one just vanishes, becomes the shadow under the trees. Votes: 3

Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected folk songs, retained the melodic line, kept what words were usable and rewrote the rest. He didn't claim ownership. Votes: 3

Ah, Scotland. I am three-parts Scottish and terribly proud of it, although maybe we should divide it into eighths, because my two-eighths are Danish and English, the Lumley part. But the bulk of the rest of me is Scottish - and Scottish ministers especially. Votes: 3

I will say that anyone who supports Scottish independence should go to Athens. Because nothing works. It is a disaster. It is a ruined, dirty place where people do not have money or future prospects. The day one after independence, Scotland would be worse. Votes: 3

My father could talk about the Romany way of life and its culture. He could talk about freedom and the Scottish spirit. But that was all he could talk about. I was desperate for someone to talk to but there was just nobody there. Votes: 3

I'm not a tough guy or a good fighter at all. [Boxing] is just a great way to work out that's not boring. It's also good for your mental health. If you have an Irish or Scottish last name you should definitely do it. Votes: 3

From what I've read, everyone has a claim on Merlin. Was he Scottish, Welsh, English or even French? All these countries have got a big claim on him and Camelot. That's why the Arthurian legends are so popular - because they are such good stories. Votes: 3

I'd been wanting to work with James McAvoy since I was in drama school. I suppose there are parallels in that we're Scottish, we went to the same drama school and share the same agent, but aside from that, he's someone I've looked up to. Votes: 3

Scottish golf is a more public game. It is more reasonably priced and they play faster. It isn't cart golf. The only reason resorts force you into carts is for the money. They are selling off the soul of the game for a few dollars. Votes: 3

Most of the music I've become interested in is hybrid in its originsClassical music, of course, is unbelievably hybrid. Jazz is an obvious amalgam. Bluegrass comes from eighteenth-century Scottish and Irish folk music that made contact with the blues. By exploring music, you're exploring everything. Votes: 3

In 2002, a Scottish journalist, during a dinner meant to be private, absolutely wanted me to react to Stephen Hawking's comments. I said one shouldn't pay too much attention to what Hawking was saying because he was a celebrity but not a specialist of elementary particle theory. Votes: 3

It's such a measure of your solidarity with Ed, that when you would give lectures, he would be wearing a tartan tie that matched. And I demanded that outfit, I thought it was so punk - her long skirt, she looked like a Scottish queen, so regal. Votes: 3

I think most of the world would like to be Scottish. All the Americans who come here never look for English blood or Welsh, only for Scottish and Irish. It's understandable. The Scots effectively created the face of the modern world: the railways, the bridges, the tunnels. Votes: 3

It was beguiling to live in a country, Scotland, that didn't look enough like itself to be a location for its own movies... I remember consulting a film book and discovering that Arthur Freed decided to shoot Brigadoon in Hollywood because nowhere in Scotland looked Scottish enough. Votes: 3

But you have to understand that I consider myself a very modest artist, or whatever, and not of importance really at all - it is quite embarrassing to me to be asked my opinion about things. I am only a wee Scottish poet on the outside of everything. Votes: 3

Taxing people for having a spare bedroom and forcing them into rent arrears or the possibility of losing homes they have lived in for years has always been a cruel and heartless measure, and so it is good that the Scottish Parliament has been able to step in. Votes: 3

I think the American justice system has a lot more issues than the European justice system, especially the Scottish justice system. We have a really nice mix of European codified law and the traditional English system of common law, which is what the American system is based on. Votes: 3

If taking one-self seriously as a woman means committing to a life of grooming, pumicing, pruning and polishing one's exterior for the benefit of onlookers, then I may as well leave my unwieldy rucksack to the top of a bleak Scottish hill and make my home there under a stone, where I'll fashion shoes out of mud and clothes out of leaves. Votes: 2