Scottish Quotes · Page 6

I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything.

— David Duchovny

The Scottish people and the people of the north-east are very similar - they love their football.

— Graeme Souness

I am constantly disappointing people up in Scotland by not being Scottish!

— Jonny Lee Miller

My Scottish Labour Party is a crusade - to fight poverty, inequality and injustice.

— Johann Lamont

“My energies have been drained. Masturbating too much will do that.”

— Michelle M. Pillow

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

— Alan Cumming

“Am I on your walk of shame? You did sleep with the right MacGregor, didn’t you?”

— Michelle M. Pillow

I like Dali and Magritte. I also like the Scottish artist John Byrne, another surrealist.

— Billy Connolly

If the Scottish want to break away, I shall stand on Hadrian's Wall with a teary handkerchief, and say: 'Good riddance to…

— Jeremy Clarkson

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

— Arthur Balfour

My mother Diana was a true-blue aristocrat, descended from William the Conqueror and listed in 'Burke's Peerage.' My father David, from a…

— Celia Imrie

When I was a child, a lot of my time was spent in Scotland because my mother's Scottish, and we used to…

— Jennifer Saunders

I really do like Scottish people. I have met Gordon Strachan quite a few times and always liked him. Craig Burley is…

— Gianfranco Zola

I've got German, Cornish and Scottish ancestry. It might help explain my affinity for forests, the sea, and fatty foods.

— Kyle MacLachlan

My grandfather took part in the Tulip Rally in an old Austin Sheerline and even competed in the Monte Carlo Rally. My…

— David Coulthard

I wanted to be with the men I admired rather than the Scottish Arts Council crowd, so I spent a lot of…

— Alexander Stoddart

There are many kinds of revelation. But the most powerful is the vision which transcends the mental boundary between life and non-life,…

— Neal Ascherson

There are huge pluses in Scottish archaeology that you simply don't get elsewhere. Partly that's to do with the tragedy of the…

— Tony Robinson

My identity has always been confused. Born in Edinburgh of a Scottish/Russian/Jewish mother and an English/Irish/Catholic father, there is no form of…

— Sara Sheridan

My father could talk about the Romany way of life and its culture. He could talk about freedom and the Scottish spirit.…

— Sara Sheridan

One of the very, very exciting things I have found here in L.A. is that no one talks to you about being…

— Peter Capaldi

The aristocrat, when he wants to, has very good manners. The Scottish upper classes, in particular, have that shell-shocked look that probably…

— Jilly Cooper

From what I've read, everyone has a claim on Merlin. Was he Scottish, Welsh, English or even French? All these countries have…

— Colin Morgan

Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is…

— Keith O'Brien

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

— Nina Conti

On my mother's side I'm Polish-Jewish, and on my father's side I'm Scottish puffin.

— Tamsin Greig

“Apply restrictions on people with vision and their desire to make doesn't just endure. It flourishes.”

— Gabriella Bennett

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

— Jean M. Grant

I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.

— Carice van Houten

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

— Dolly Parton

Folk songs in general, I like. The old spooky Scottish folk songs.

— Alasdair MacLean

Being Scottish is something you have in your heart not something that comes off your tongue.

— Angus Macfadyen

We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.

— Voltaire

I think I have got quite a posh Scottish accent. It's funny because I grew up in Oxgangs and Fife.

— Ncuti Gatwa

I have massive respect for Ricky Burns. He has put Scottish boxing back on the map.

— Josh Taylor

I like Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte. I also like the Scottish artist John Byrne, another surrealist.

— Billy Connolly

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish.

— Robin Williams

If you don't like Scottish weather, wait 30 minutes, and it is likely to change.

— Raymond Bonner

I think a lot of my toughness with my fighting comes from having a Scottish dad and Scottish family.

— Megan Anderson

The Scottish are not shy when it comes to expressing themselves.

— Ken Stott