Scotland Quotes

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  • 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.

    Powerful   Real   Blood  
  • Samuel Johnson Is Indignant:that Scotland has so few trees.

    Lydia Davis (2002). “Samuel Johnson Is Indignant: Stories”, p.44, Macmillan
  • There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory Government and the people of Scotland have voted Socialist for 17 years. That hardly seems democratic.

  • There is one school of thought that says Mayors should cut ribbons, be funny and be a buffoon. The other school of thought is that we can do more. Scotland is getting more powers. Wales is getting more powers. Greater Manchester. London needs more powers.

    Source: www.alastaircampbell.org
  • For 3 Million you could give everyone in Scotland a shovel, and we could dig a hole so deep we could hand her over to Satan in person.

    Hands   Scotland   Giving  
    TV Series "Mock the Week", (2005- ).
  • I think Scotland has some great stories.

  • She knew what he had in mind. He'll propose in Scotland on my birthday. There was no doubt as to what her answer would be.

    Scotland   Doubt   Mind  
    Jana Oliver (2012). “Foretold: A Demon Trappers Novel”, p.352, Macmillan
  • I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation.

  • Scotland small? Our multiform, infinite Scotland SMALL?

  • I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • I get the feeling a lot of politicians are there to help themselves financially, first and foremost. I don't really need to do that, and I thought if I could do something for sport in Scotland, that would be really fulfilling.

    "Gordon Strachan: 'And people think I've got a problem with the press...'". Interview with Richard Rae, www.independent.co.uk. August 21, 2010.
  • Whatever Scotland was, it was not a matriarchy; whereas the United States was a profoundly matriarchal society - and much more feminine than would be suggested by all that male bravado. That was a front, and a misleading one at that; underneath the male swagger lay a passive acceptance of female dominance - a fact not always appreciated by outsiders.

    Alexander McCall Smith (2007). “Espresso Tales”, p.31, Anchor
  • What is a career, actually? Nobody can destroy my career. Only I can destroy my career, if I am a bad conductor. I've gone to lesser known orchestras in Scotland and Sweden, Detroit, but I have enjoyed the places I've been, and had success. I like the close community relations, and to solve problems.

  • [About a tiresome colleague]: He could bore for Scotland.

  • My name is actually quite a popular name in Scotland. People elsewhere always think it's far more exotic than it is. In Scotland, it's a common name.

    "The Isla Fisher Definitely, Maybe Interview: Mum About Her Borat Bab". Interview by Prairie Miller, newsblaze.com. January 20, 2008.
  • In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.

    "A good night for Labour - phew!" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2008.
  • I loved being in Trainspotting and having to dive into the filthiest toilet in Scotland.

  • We who represent the Unionist Party in England and Scotland have supported, and we mean to support to the end, the loyal minority [in Ireland]. We support them not because we are intolerant, but because their claims are just.

    Party   Mean   Scotland  
    Bonar Law's speech in the Albert Hall, January 26, 1912.
  • The national dish of Scotland is something called haggis, the specific ingredients of which I won't go into other than to say that if you can visualize boiled, inside-out road kill, you're pretty close.

  • I like watching DVDs, flying my plane, walking and going to my place in Scotland. I like yoga. It takes me a while to unwind, the subconscious parts of my mind take a while to catch up with the rest of me.

    Yoga   Dvds   Scotland  
    Source: www.mirror.co.uk
  • If there is writing on Hadrian's Wall, it reads that the English should leave Scotland to its own devices.

    Wall   Writing   Scotland  
    1999 Nor Shall My Sword: The Reinventing of England.
  • Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England.

  • [Donald] Trump has threatened to withhold investment in Scotland in response to the calls to ban him from the UK. Over the years Mr Trump has made a number of statements about the different scale of his investment in the UK and his willingness to maintain them.

    Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
  • There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me.

    Girl   Sports   Morning  
  • So far Kat has been through all the Wa's she could think of, but Hale hadn't admitted to being Walter or Ward or Washington. He'd firmly denied both Warren and Waverly. Watson had prompted him to do a very bad Sherlock Holmes impersonation throughout a good portion of a train ride to Edinburgh, Scotland. And Wayne seemed so wrong she hadn't even tried. Hale was Hale. And not knowing what the W's stood for had become a constant reminder to Kat that, in life, there are some things that can be given but never stolen. Of course, that didn't stop her from trying.

  • I love Scotland and I speak about it a lot, so people think I'm desperate to go back. They just take it upon themselves to say I'm going back, but I'm not. I'd rather concentrate on becoming a citizen of the world.

    Source: brightestyoungthings.com
  • Souness critics must eat humble pie as he transforms Newcastle.

    Humble   Scotland   Pie  
  • I believe in Scotland's place within the United Kingdom today as much as ever.

    Source: www.bbc.com
  • 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.

    Party   Character   Media  
    "Connery Rails Against Scottish Press". abcnews.go.com. February 20.
  • Scotland had oil, but it's running out thanks to all that deep frying.

    Running   Scotland   Oil  
    10 funniest jokes from the Edinburgh festival fringe 2014, www.theguardian.com. August 18, 2014.
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