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Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose… — Johann Lamont
Scottish operative lodges began in the seventeenth century to admit non-operative members as accepted or gentleman masons and that by the early eighteenth century in… — John Hamill
I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking. — Toby Stephens
...I will praise the English climate till I die—even if I die of the English climate. There is no weather so good as English weather.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth. — Samuel Johnson
The South is one of those kingdoms of the mind, like India or Scotland, that are neat and understandable only to people who have never… — Alistair Cooke
In the late-'80s, there was a big push to make American football big in Scotland. The Super Bowl was on TV, but it didn't really… — Kevin McKidd
L.A. is fun, but it feels like one of those towns in the north of Scotland where there's an oil rig just off the coast… — Chris O'Dowd
Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way… — Keith O'Brien
In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of compassion.' On the… — Keith O'Brien
In Scotland, Catholics have raised their voices against sectarianism and intolerance directed against the Church. Clearly, these actions show that freedom of religious expression, a… — Keith O'Brien
I met Jack Bruce, one of my heroes, in a studio while doing some recording. England had just beat Scotland in a big football match… — Andy Partridge
I'm interested in Scotland now and then, how it's changed. I want to get the reader to think about that by thinking about something from… — Ian Rankin
My father is from Newark in Nottinghamshire and my mother is from the very north of Ireland. They've ended up in Scotland, where my father… — Ali Smith
Do I miss football in Scotland? It keeps you really alive, that's for sure. Your heartbeat fluctuates. I'm flatlining at the moment which is actually… — Gordon Strachan
I get the feeling a lot of politicians are there to help themselves financially, first and foremost. I don't really need to do that, and… — Gordon Strachan
It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse.… — Irvine Welsh
There's a real emphasis on being witty in Scotland, even in crime novels. — Denise Mina
I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love… — Penelope Keith
I was brought up in Scotland and have always been a country person, although the town means a great deal to me, too. — Susannah York
I have family dotted everywhere - Dad's in California; I've got aunts in Scotland and Virginia; family in Kansas City; family in Manchester and London. — Hayley Atwell
I think Scotland has some great stories. — Billy Boyd
I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit,… — Iain Banks
It was here in Edinburgh that in the 1980s I joined with many others to protest against Margaret Thatcher as she arrived to address the… — Douglas Alexander
I do miss Glasgow but Malibu is home now. I love it here and when I do go back to Scotland it takes me a… — Tommy Flanagan

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