Welsh Quotes

55 quotes by 50 authors

God defend me from that Welsh fairy, Lest he transform me to a piece of cheese! — William Shakespeare
Snow-capped Snowdon has been an iconic Welsh image for centuries. It is shocking to think that in just 14 years, snow on this great mountain… — Lembit Opik
We once discussed which were the cleanest troops in the trenches, taken by nationalities. We agreed on a descending-order like this: English and German Protestants;… — Robert Graves
He's an American, qualified to play for Wales because he has a Welsh grandmother, who was on the bench against Switzerland. — Guy Mowbray
I was born in Wales but I'm not Welsh - I'm English. — Christian Bale
I was shocked by the amount of Welsh people in L.A. We'd go to this British pub to watch the 'Six Nations' early in the… — Matthew Rhys
You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous. — Bonnie Tyler
Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression. There are no 'Nigerians' in the same sense as there are 'English,' 'Welsh,' or… — Obafemi Awolowo
Most English-speaking people, for instance, will admit that cellar door is 'beautiful', especially if dissociated from its sense (and its spelling). More beautiful than, say,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Lieutenant Welsh remembered walking around among the sleeping men, and thinking to himself that 'they had looked at and smelled death all around them all… — Stephen Ambrose
I've always felt very proud of Wales and being Welsh. People are a bit surprised when I say I'm Welsh. I was born in Wales,… — John Prescott
It was an American who said that while a Frenchman's truth was akin to a straight line, a Welshman's truth was more in the nature… — Jan Morris
The Welsh... I mean, what are they for? — Anne Robinson
But it is my happiness to be half Welsh, and that the better half. — Richard Cobden
The Welsh are not like any other people in Britain, and they know how separate they are. They are the Celts, the tough little wine-dark… — Laurie Lee
Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson. — Mark Twain
Don't ask me about emotions in the Welsh dressing room. I'm someone who cries when he watches Little House on the Prairie. — Bob Norster
It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby. — Jonah Lomu
I'm half-Welsh, half-Russian. My maternal grandmother is Russian. I've very much a mongrel, which is good in a way because it makes me quite a… — Sophia Myles
I'm half Scottish, half Welsh and I regard red hair as perfectly ordinary. And to set the record straight, contrary to reports, he has never… — Helen McCrory

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