Scottish Quotes · Page 9

It was beguiling to live in a country, Scotland, that didn't look enough like itself to be a location for its own…

— Andrew O'Hagan

The fact is Scottish Labour has lost its way.

— Nicola Sturgeon

As a Scot, representing a Scottish constituency for almost the past 25 years, I do not harbour an overweening ambition to pronounce…

— Charles Kennedy

Because of my pride in my Scottish heritage, I used to say things like 'I don't mind buying a round of drinks…

— Rod Stewart

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

— Arthur Balfour

Scotland consistently produces world-class writers.

— Sara Sheridan

On 18th September 2014, between the hours of 7am and 10pm, absolute sovereign power will lie in the hands of the Scottish…

— Jim Sillars

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

— Peter Shilton

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

— Carter Burwell

“Meanwhile, the must-haves we're encouraged to lust over bombard us from every direction. Jewellery. Clothes. Technology. Cars. In pursuit of them, the…

— Gabriella Bennett

I'm very proud of my Scottish blood.

— David Duchovny

“Have ye been naughty or nice?” “It might be fun to get a little naughty.”

— Kerrelyn Sparks

I have always followed Scottish football quite closely.

— Gianfranco Zola

Braveheart is pure Australian shiteWilliam Wallace was a spy, a thief, a blackmailer - a c**t basically. And people are swallowing it.…

— Billy Connolly

My father and I used to tussle about me becoming an actor. He's from strong, Presbyterian Scottish working-class stock, and he used…

— Tom Hiddleston

I must admit, I'm not Scottish at all. I'm really an Irish-Canadian from Vancouver.

— James Doohan

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…

— P. G. Wodehouse

Like Barack Obama's father, Trump's mother was an immigrant. But Trump doesn't often bring up his Scottish ancestry on the campaign trail.

— Mary Pilon

I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about…

— Sam Heughan

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

— Steve Valentine

“Damn, I would give anything to see that man naked," Charlotte whispered. "How could you only say he was 'all right'?”

— Michelle M. Pillow

The mark of a Scot of all classes [is that] he ... remembers and cherishes the memory of his forebears, good or…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

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

— Alan Cumming

The proper drinking of Scotch whisky is more than indulgence: it is a toast to civilization, a tribute to the continuity of…

— David Daiches

There's just certain accents that you can and can't do. And the Scottish accent was one that came quite naturally to me,…

— Nell Hudson