Scottish Quotes
142 quotes by 123 authors
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There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.
— James M. Barrie
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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 wouldn't have said…
— P.G. Wodehouse
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Golf is an exercise in Scottish pointlessness for people who are no longer able to throw telephone poles at each other.
— Florence King
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But, indeed, the science of logic and the whole framework of philosophical thought men have kept since the days of Plato and Aristotle, has no…
— George Herbert
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Scottish golf is a more public game. It is more reasonably priced and they play faster. It isn't cart golf. The only reason resorts force…
— Daniel J. King
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We'll have more football later. Meanwhile, here are the highlights from the Scottish Cup final.
— Gary Newbon
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I’m loving doing Outlander. We’ve got a great cast and we’re up in the Scottish Highlands. […] It’s big budget, they’re spending a lot of…
— Graham McTavish
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On 18th September 2014, between the hours of 7am and 10pm, absolute sovereign power will lie in the hands of the Scottish people. They have…
— Jim Sillars
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Today the brightest light in the Scottish political firmament has gone out.
— Jim Sillars
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Some time ago a little-known Scottish philosopher wrote a book on what makes nations succeed and what makes them fail. The Wealth of Nations is…
— George Akerlof
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Braveheart is pure Australian shiteWilliam Wallace was a spy, a thief, a blackmailer - a c**t basically. And people are swallowing it. It's part of…
— Billy Connolly
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Because of my pride in my Scottish heritage, I used to say things like 'I don't mind buying a round of drinks but I don't…
— Rod Stewart
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The turn from this end [despair] to a new beginning came from three things. A blooming cherry tree, the unexpected kindness of Scottish workers and…
— Jürgen Moltmann
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My own experience of growing up as a Roman Catholic in Scotland has led me to fear independence in Scotland. The possibility of Scotland being…
— George Galloway
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When I watched Braveheart I was in tears and I was rooting for the Scottish people
— Eddie Izzard
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Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It’s all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing
— Billy Boyd
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My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had…
— Alan Hovhaness
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We Slovenians are even better misers than you Scottish. You know how Scotland began? One of us Slovenians was spending too much money, so we…
— Slavoj Žižek
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Look at Scottish guys wearing kilts - you could look at them and laugh, but the way they carry themselves, how can you? You can…
— Andre Benjamin
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I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.
— Carter Burwell
Who Wrote These Scottish Quotes
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