Poetic Quote by Annie Lennox

Our Scottish theory ... is that every country has need of Scotchmen, but that Scotland has no need of the citizens of any other country.

— Arthur Balfour

“Though the continued march of intellect and education have nearly obliterated from the mind of the Scots a belief in the marvelous, still a…

— James Grant

My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.

— Katharine Isabelle

[Macbeth] is historically set in a place depicted by Shakespeare as brutal and violent, incredibly superstitious, and that's something that I do believe is…

— James McAvoy

We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.

— Voltaire

It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.

— P. G. Wodehouse

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

— Robert Louis Stevenson

I've never played Scots or got the chance to do my Scottish accent. I'm always trying it out in auditions, but they always say…

— Callum Keith Rennie

It's ironic that the growth of Scottish nationalism has precipitated in the English the sort of hand-wringing the Scots have always done over who…

— Irvine Welsh

“Scots are an inquisitive bunch. They ask questions, pick over the finer details and want counter-arguments backed up. Sometimes there can be a weariness…

— Gabriella Bennett

Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.

— Callum Keith Rennie

“Coorie isn't just a decorative extra. Amid trying circumstances, Scots and honorary Scots have dug deep and fought through. The result of these collaborations…

— Gabriella Bennett