Welsh Quotes · Page 2

“Wales' most famous writer, Dylan Thomas, spoke no Welsh.”

— Thomas Sowell

The young players in the Welsh squad aren't young any more

— Ian Rush

All my friends are Welsh, I speak Welsh, and I feel very Welsh.

— Taron Egerton

What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses.

— Gary Speed

It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby.

— Jonah Lomu

I was born in Wales but I'm not Welsh - I'm English.

— Christian Bale

I think my mother would be very happy if I found a nice Welsh girl.

— Matthew Rhys

Welsh is maybe one of the most difficult accents to learn.

— Myha'la

As a Welsh speaker, I'm very conscious of how activism can effect real change.

— Rhys Ifans

My initial impression of the Welsh was that they were grumpier than I was!

— Sean Lock

Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson.

— Mark Twain

“Sorry, no. I'm Magog, and I'm a raven. Not a selkie." she said, in a singsong accent I recognized as Welsh from…

— Nicole Peeler

English, however, is kinky. It has a predilection for dressing up like Welsh on lonely nights.

— Anonymous

I love it that the Welsh moment was with 'Gavin & Stacey!' Now when I go up for jobs, they want me…

— Joanna Page

Obviously Gwilym is a very Welsh name! My father is from Maesteg, and my mother's from Abergavenny.

— Gwilym Lee

Dylan Thomas, asked what he thought of Welsh Nationalism, replied in three words, two of which were 'Welsh Nationalism.'

— Avram Davidson

When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don't just say white. They give you a math equation.…

— Hari Kondabolu

I think drama school really teaches you how to annunciate; you're conscious that people might not understand you if you speak too…

— Iwan Rheon

I think now, more than anytime I can remember, bands are sounding pretty similar whether they're English or American, from Manchester or…

— Graham Coxon

Before I played Stacey, no one even knew I was Welsh because I had previously always acted with an English voice, so…

— Joanna Page

In one of the Welsh counties is a small village called A-----. It is somewhat removed from the high road, and is,…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

There is nothing like the sound of a Welsh Male Choir and the Treorchy is the finest. They have represented the best…

— Tom Jones

My father is passionately Welsh, he had it drilled into him as a kid. They're very proud of their flag and their…

— Lee Evans

Half of my mum's family is Welsh. I remember when I was a kid she used to read to me, and witches…

— Keira Knightley

I think most of the world would like to be Scottish. All the Americans who come here never look for English blood…

— Joanna Lumley

For every nineteenth-century middle-class family that protected its wife and child within the family circle, there was an Irish ora German girl…

— Stephanie Coontz

“She straightened and crossed her arms. “I can’t sleep with you,” she blurted. … “As you please.” “As you please?” She stepped…

— Angela Quarles

Probably. It's a weird thing with accents.When I was in drama school my accent probably got stronger because of that sense of…

— Iwan Rheon

I have lived in many places over the years - sung in many languages too but hearing the Treorchy Male Choir made…

— Petula Clark

I've done my coaching badges, I've got my Pro Licence, but I enjoy what I'm doing now. I'm also the elite performance…

— Ian Rush

Lieutenant Welsh remembered walking around among the sleeping men, and thinking to himself that 'they had looked at and smelled death all…

— Anonymous

It was an American who said that while a Frenchman's truth was akin to a straight line, a Welshman's truth was more…

— Jan Morris

I just go broad Welsh when I'm nervous.

— Ruth Jones

If he [Toshack] thinks there is lots of young Welsh talent coming through, then good luck to him.

— Robbie Savage

The Welsh people have a talent for acting that one does not find in the English. The English lack heart.

— Anthony Hopkins

To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very…

— Ioan Gruffudd

Bowen is a Welsh name and the family background is more rugby than football, but we're English through and through.

— Jarrod Bowen

I must be the luckiest man in the world. Not only am I bisexual, I am also Welsh.

— John Osborne

All players, whether they're Spanish, French, English, Welsh, want to play football. To play.

— Brendan Rodgers

I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to…

— Gary Speed