“Viking is a term—thought to have its root in the old Norse vika, meaning “to go off”—for Scandinavians who left their native… — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
We never went abroad until I was 12, as we didn't have the money. But I remember crossing the border into Scotland… — Rebecca Front Copy Share Image
“Samantha imagined that in another life, she and Alison could have, indeed, been friends. Had she not been about to rob the… — Kerrigan Byrne Copy Share Image
My own novel, 'The Silver Bough,' about the inhabitants of a remote town at risk of being overwhelmed by Scotland's mythological past,… — Lisa Tuttle Copy Share Image
I know I have been compared with Broony and he is a player I've looked up to massively. When I first went… — John McGinn Copy Share Image
We've also had comments in relation to Donald Trump's comments in respect of investment in Scotland- the UK government has never given… — James Brokenshire Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very small town in Scotland, a little place called Crieff which is beautiful and it's at the… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
If I'm out shopping, in Topshop or wherever, I'm never spotted. In fact, I'm usually asked if I have a student card.… — Amy Macdonald Copy Share Image
“From the woods that surrounded the burgh came a mass of men. Some rode, others ran. All carried weapons, mainly axes or… — Robyn Young Copy Share Image
From the time of the North Briton of the unprincipled Wilkes , a notion has been entertained that the moral spine in… — John Galt Copy Share Image
The Vikings certainly didn't write anything about themselves; it was not a literate, but rather a pagan, culture. So what we get… — Michael Hirst Copy Share Image
...I will praise the English climate till I die—even if I die of the English climate. There is no weather so good… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“At the negotiations in Irvine, it became clear to me that there was no side I could stand on. The English despise… — Robyn Young Copy Share Image
I was one of the actors in 'Braveheart,' and that had a huge impact on the political scene in Scotland. One of… — James Cosmo Copy Share Image
“His deep voice drifted to her through the crowd of women. “…my lady when she returns. Och, there ye are, Blossom,” Faolán… — Shannon MacLeod Copy Share Image
I was writing 'Outlander' for practise and didn't want anyone to know I was doing it. So I couldn't very well announce… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
For every Scottish player and whoever qualifies to play for Scotland, it's important to put in the performances and, when a squad… — John McGinn Copy Share Image
“Identify yourself,” Colleen demanded. “I’ve got a bat and I will beat the living shit out of you if you so much… — Shannon MacLeod Copy Share Image
Feminism is so subjective. Because of the generational divide, and because we're living in a completely different world than someone in Africa… — Stacy Martin Copy Share Image
[Edinburgh] is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
To win like that, in Scottish kit, in the U.K., beating the Olympic champion, hearing Scotland the Brave on the podium, I… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
“But he'll never be fully recognised, because Scots literature these days is all about complaining and moaning and being injured in one's… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
In my bones, I feel like a Scot. I always have. My mum's from Doncaster, so whatever that is as a combination… — Rachael Stirling Copy Share Image
I can earn a great deal more money by playing football outside Scotland than I could in Scotland, but I'd still like… — Graeme Souness Copy Share Image
I'm always a player who has taken fairly rough treatment, to be honest. I think my time in Scotland typified that because… — James Maddison Copy Share Image
I want there to be another independence referendum at some stage. I want Scotland to be independent, but I wouldn't choose to… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
An independent Scotland - like all countries - will face challenges, and we will have our ups and downs. But the decisions… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil… — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
I'm sad to say that I've never really kept in touch with my Scottish roots. We never went up there when I… — David Essex Copy Share Image
What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme? — John Major Copy Share Image
“It washed all over me and through me, into the floor and then it was gone. I never cried for my Da… — Cyndi Tefft Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's own mother Mary escaped the bone-crushing poverty of Scotland's remote Outer Hebrides for the promise of New York in 1929. — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
If I had stayed in Belfast, my life there wouldn't have as easy as it was in Scotland. I see the strain… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
We who represent the Unionist Party in England and Scotland have supported, and we mean to support to the end, the loyal… — Bonar Law Copy Share Image
When universities are forced to recruit more and more from outwith Scotland just to balance the books, it is inevitable that doors… — Johann Lamont Copy Share Image
I keep my Scottish connection. I know where I was born, and that's an important part of my history, and I think… — Jimmy Barnes Copy Share Image
We know they took their look very seriously - tweezers and combs were found in Viking graves. The warriors would file their… — Alexander Dreymon Copy Share Image
David impresses by his example on the field. He never stops running, he plays with supreme confidence, he always tries his hardest… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
“And, oh yes, I did see Nessie! But that was much later on after a late evening that involved several pints and… — Ian MacGregger Copy Share Image
It's great that after 700 years William Wallace has finally had a proper burial. He did so much for the country. You… — Mel Gibson Copy Share Image
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