Quotes of: Scotland Keyword

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

What Scotland Taught Me

I was one of the actors in 'Braveheart,' and that had a huge impact on the political scene in Scotland. One of the results of that, in 2014 there's going to be a referendum in Scotland as to whether Scotland is going to be independent. A great deal o...

James Cosmo

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.

David Cameron

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

Sean Connery

Kindness is stronger than iron bars.

Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles

Hope is a straw hat hanging beside a window covered with frost.

Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles

In Scotland, we're a colony in more ways than one. So when directors come up to work, there's a very particular way they want Scotland to look like and to behave like.

Peter Mullan

The forges of friendship, thought Angus, may be busy ones, but their dorrs are always open.

Sunshine on Scotland Street

I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality.

Sean Connery

William Wallace: Go back to England and tell them there that Scotland's daughters and her sons are yours no more. Tell them Scotland is free.

Braveheart

The cure for a broken heart is simple, my lady. A hot bath and a good night's sleep.

Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles

The most wicked criminals have God on their lips at all times, for God is the only one who can stomach them.

Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles

Girl on Bus: Do you have monkeys in Scotland? Nicholas Garrigan: No, but if we did we'd probably deep fry them!

The Last King of Scotland

We put on our walls what we think is beautiful or inspiring, and if others think that it is manufactured or shallow, then they need not have it on their walls.

Sunshine on Scotland Street

It's really rather easy to write eighth-century Chinese poetry," said Angus Lordie. "In English, of course. It requires little effort, I find.

44 Scotland Street

The soft strings of the lute rippled with memories, and the maid's lilting voice made Mary sigh as she closed her eyes. She fell asleep filled with sadness, but without regret.

Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles

You’re being nicer to me than I've been to you lately," I said. "Yes, I am. But then, Hitler was nicer to Poland than you've been to me lately.

What Scotland Taught Me

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.

Slavoj Zizek

Scotland is a much lighter and more fun place than I thought it was. I was miserable when I was there. But it wasn't Scotland's fault. It was my circumstances. I was - I hate to say the word humbled - but that's what it felt like. I was wrong about t...

Craig Ferguson

Politics in Scotland is far too important to be taken seriously.

Rory Bremner

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own, and if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides