Scotland Quotes · Page 9

“Listen to the earth, Feel the fire. Allow the power to flow through ye.”

— Jean M. Grant

My fondest memories are of being hidden away in Scotland or Spain writing and working on songs for Wings.

— Denny Laine

There's nothing like driving into Glencoe and feeling for the first time that you're in the Highlands.

— Mark Bonnar

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

— Dolly Parton

Whenever I am not filming and not required to travel with work, I spend all my downtime in Scotland.

— Mathew Horne

I want to look beyond the legends, to find the real story of Scotland. And it's every bit as thrilling.

— Neil Oliver

I'm intrigued by my own schizoid background which involves Scotland, Ireland and London.

— Jim Kerr

Barbour is a brand that I have grown up with and been associated with since I was living near the borders of…

— Sam Heughan

Even when I used to play Jimmy White in Scotland, he would have the majority of the support. That's the only time…

— Stephen Hendry

I lost my virginity under a bridge. I was having sex with this poor girl and I was trying my best, but…

— Russell Howard

I've moved a lot during my career. I started in Kenya and then moved to Belgium before going to Scotland, where I…

— Victor Wanyama

Wherever a Scotsman goes, here goes Burns. His grand whole, catholic soul squares with the good of all; therefore we find him…

— John Muir

Of course most people underestimate the warrior characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman peoples anyway. It takes a heap of piety to…

— Jerry Pournelle

“Are ye hungry?" she asked, her voice soothing. His stomach growled. "I could cut the heart out of a stag and eat…

— Amy Jarecki

My mum was working in London, so I went to school there until I was 12. But every holiday would be in…

— Rachael Stirling

Ever since her trip with Alexia to Scotland, Mrs. Tunstell had rather a taste for foreign travel. Alexia blamed it on the…

— Gail Carriger

“Symbols, for me and for many, of freedom, whether it be from the prison of over-dense communities and the close confines of…

— Gavin Maxwell

Because Scotland and Northern Ireland want to remain part of the E.U., there is the quite real possibility that Scotland and even…

— Peter Bergen

It's all about the climate. I had a long discussion about it when I went to Scotland to see Andy Roxburgh. I…

— Fabio Capello

Think Indonesia and tourism, and the first thing that comes to mind is probably Bali. Think golf holiday, and most people would…

— Raymond Bonner

“There were never strawberries like the ones we had that sultry afternoon sitting on the step of the open french window facing…

— Edwin Morgan

What most people don't understand is that UFOs are on a cosmic tourist route. That's why they're always seen in Arizona, Scotland,…

— Alice Cooper

I'm popular in the United States and I'm popular in England. England is just more concentrated. The people are closer together. Venues…

— Jack Jones

“Absolutely. I understand that Miss Piggy is willing to serve as Queen of Scotland if there is a split. So you may…

— Kermit the Frog

I want to do a gritty, independent film, maybe in Scotland or something. I'll have an outrageous accent, and flowing red hair.

— Emma Corrin

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

— Nina Conti

The second half was easy to sum up - and absolute shambles! (on England losing to Denmark 4-1)

— Alan Hansen

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious.

— Sean Connery

I used to come up to Scotland to see my uncle play and I would also watch him whenever he was on…

— Sean Longstaff

I love the way the game of golf is lived and played in Scotland. I always have.

— Tom Watson

“His mouth descended on hers in a fierce kiss. He seized, he captured. He dominated. And she loved every second of it.”

— Donna Grant

'The Asylum Dance' was written after I'd moved back to Scotland and was a response to moving to my old home area…

— John Burnside

Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind.

— Winston Churchill

In the Church of Scotland, Episcopalian, you don't have to believe in Heaven, but you definitely have to believe in Hell.

— Neve McIntosh

I never get nervous before a show, but I get nervous when we come to Scotland.

— Drew McIntyre

True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off.

— Nicola Sturgeon

“The writing talent of Edinburgh is textured - we have poets, novelists, non-fiction writers, dramatists and more.”

— Sara Sheridan

I always wanted to play festivals more than anything in Scotland.

— Lewis Capaldi

I love the Dunhill Links and I absolutely love playing golf in Scotland.

— Tim Henman

Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans.

— John Prescott