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“Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater resources.”

Mean Country States Greater Fate Resources Connected Scotland

Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“We who represent the Unionist Party in England and Scotland have supported, and we mean to support to the end, the loyal minority [in Ireland]. We support them not because we are intolerant, but because their claims are just.”

Mean Ends Party Support Claims England Minorities Loyal Ireland Scotland

Author:Bonar Law

“My religion is no garment to be put on and off with the weather. You had better know that, all of you. I shall worship as I please and hope for all men to worship as they please in Scotland.”

Knows Men Please Worship Weather Scotland Garments And Off

Author:Dudley Nichols

“My point is there's a hidden Scotland in anyone who speaks the Northern Ireland speech. It's a terrific complicating factor, not just in Northern Ireland, but Ireland generally.”

Speak Speech Factors Ireland Scotland Terrific Northern Ireland

Author:Seamus Heaney

“Up in the north of Scotland, a lot of the villages are completely Viking names. A lot of Vikings came down and settled in Scotland and in Ireland. And a lot of them didn't, but they took plenty of us with them - mostly the chicks.”

Names Down And Plenty Village Ireland Scotland Chicks Vikings

Author:Gerard Butler

“Iceland is 50 percent Celtic blood, from the females that they stole from us, which is why our country has only got dogs left. It was a joke! I'll never be let back in Scotland again!”

Country Left Blood Dog Jokes Percent Female Our Country Scotland Celtic Iceland

Author:Gerard Butler

“We do have a big kind of history in literate tradition of Vikings and we have a lot of Viking blood in Scotland, I mean especially up north wherever you go you see a plastic Viking sitting outside a shop and Viking calendars and - because they - you know they came down and stole all our chicks and then some of them didn't quite get back and ended up settling down here. So there's a lot of Viking blood in Scotland.”

Knows Kind Mean Bigs Blood Sitting Tradition Down And Settling Shops Get Back Plastic Scotland Chicks Calendars Settling Down Vikings Up North

Author:Craig Ferguson

“I don't go out of my way to get noticed. When I'm in Scotland it's tough, because loads of people come up to me. They're always really polite. It's nice, it's fun and good to speak to people who aren't involved in tennis, but some have this habit of just staring at me and that makes me really self-conscious. I'd rather they came up and said hello.”

People Way Said Self Speak Fun Nice Habit Involved Conscious Tough Come Up My Way Staring Tennis Load Polite Scotland Hello Self Conscious

Author:Andy Murray

“My name is actually quite a popular name in Scotland. People elsewhere always think it's far more exotic than it is. In Scotland, it's a common name.”

People Thinking Names Common Elsewhere Scotland Exotic

Author:Isla Fisher

“I lived in London in 1965 and 1972. I love it there and I'm always very creative in that vibe. Would love to live for awhile in Scotland/Ireland and Britain. Great appreciation there for the folk scene and song crafting.”

Song Creative Scene Folks Appreciation London Britain Ireland Scotland

Author:Creed Bratton

“The English are worried about the Euro being brought in because of loss of national identity and rising prices. In Scotland, people are just worried in case they have to close Poundstretcher.”

People Humor Funny Loss Cases Identity Worried Rising Scotland Euro National Identity Rising Prices

Author:Frankie Boyle

“The government are considering spending £3million on a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher when she dies. For £3million they could buy everyone in Scotland a shovel, and we'll dig a hole deep enough to deliver her to Satan ourselves.”

States Enough Humor Government Funny Dies Spending Holes Satan Funeral Considering Scotland Shovels

Author:Frankie Boyle

“I lost my virginity under a bridge. I was having sex with this poor girl and I was trying my best, but I was like Scotland at a World Cup - just pleased to be there.”

World Trying Humor Funny Girl Lost Sex Poor Cups Bridges Scotland Virginity World Cup Having Sex

Author:Russell Howard

“In other words, RBS had its origins in a failed speculation, a bail-out, and a financial crash so big it helped destroy Scotland's status as a separate nation.”

Bigs Political Politics Nations Financial Crash Scotland Speculation Bail

Author:John Lanchester

“Scotland: That garret of the earth - that knuckle-end of England - that land of Calvin, oatcakes, and sulfur.”

Ends Earth Land England Sarcastic Scotland Knuckles Sulfur

Author:Sydney Smith

“Peru score their third, and It's 3-1 to Scotland.”

Football Thirds Soccer Score Scotland Commentators Peru

Author:David Coleman

“Without the shepherd's dog, the whole of the open mountainous land in Scotland would not be worth a sixpence.”

Whole Land Dog Scotland Shepherds

Book:The Shepherd's Calendar

Source: The Shepherd's Calendar

“...He went to Scotland and studied under Lister...("Lister was persecuted by the British Medical Association. He was threatened with having his license revoked.") Yet in Lister's hospital virtually no one died as a result of operations because Lister had developed a carbolic acid wash and disinfectant. Dr. Keen came back from Scotland...He was referred to as a crazy Listerite.....He was denied an opportunity to practice in every hospital in Philadelphia.”

Age Opportunity Dark Results Practice Crazy Died British Medical Operations Hospitals Association Denied Drs Threatened Scotland License Acid Dark Ages Philadelphia Persecuted

Author:Paul Douglas

“We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.”

Looks Ideas Scotland Civilisation Scottish Scots

Book:Candide

Source: Candide

“I was stuck on the side of a mountain in Scotland. I was looking down on emptiness. I lay on my back and looked around in panic. I prayed to God and relaxed. I realised if I turned carefully on my front I could see bits of grass to hold on to.”

Ifs Bits Sides Fronts Mountain Lays Stuck Grass Emptiness Panic Scotland Relaxed Realised Looking Down

Author:Ivor Cutler

“My dad loved Scotland, so we would pile into his caravan and head for the Highlands, to Fort William and Loch Ness. It was such an adventure - my siblings and I were allowed to roam and explore the local beaches. We loved the freedom of those trips.”

Adventure Dad My Dad Locals Beach Scotland Sibling Forts My Siblings Caravans

Author:Rick Astley

“I have women who offer to sleep with me all the time. But not men. They're all talk and nay action - as we'd say in Scotland.”

Men Action Sleep Offers Scotland Groupie

Author:Shirley Manson

“I haven't had any bad jobs. I was a hairdresser before and that's it. I still cut my family and mates' hair when they want a trim. If I go up to Scotland to see my mum, I know she'll say, 'Bring your scissors!'”

Ifs Knows Want Stills Jobs Cutting Havens Hair My Family Mates Mum Scotland Scissors Hairdresser Bad Jobs

Author:Sharleen Spiteri

“I don't live in London - I'm based in Norfolk and have a place in Scotland.”

London Scotland Norfolk

Author:Martin Shaw

“I like watching DVDs, flying my plane, walking and going to my place in Scotland. I like yoga. It takes me a while to unwind, the subconscious parts of my mind take a while to catch up with the rest of me.”

Mind Walking Yoga Flying Planes Take Me Subconscious Scotland Of My Mind Dvds Unwind

Author:Martin Shaw

“I certainly treasure the memory and indeed the picture, which still hangs in my house in Scotland, of Ronnie Barker and I with the Choir when we came to Wales to shoot our Welsh choir section of the "Two Ronnies" programme. You are very close to my heart.”

Heart Stills Two House Memories My Heart Treasure Sections Scotland Programmes Choir Wales Welsh Close To My Heart

Author:Ronnie Corbett

“That charity fund, inside and outside Scotland is a very important identity of Celtic Football Club.”

Important Identity Football Charity Clubs Fund Scotland Celtic Football Clubs Inside And Outside

Author:Fergus McCann

“It would've cost less, and left the previous owners with nothing, to go into liquidation. But it would also be humiliating for Celtic. So we paid all the bills. Celtic means the same to me as it does to other fans. I identify with the club and wish to be proud of it.”

Mean Doe Left Wish Fans Football Proud Cost Paid Bills Clubs Soccer Owners Be Proud Scotland Identification Humiliating Celtic

Author:Fergus McCann

“In Scotland, I have to say I'm more fond of Glasgow Rangers - not celtc - and there is a great player who played for them, who is still alive today, Willie Henderson. I met up with him recently when Benfica played celtc again.”

Stills Today Alive Player Mets Scotland Live For Today Rangers Glasgow

Author:Eusebio

“I love Scotland - I was made an honorary Wallace after my work on 'Braveheart,' you know. If I have two or three days off, I love nothing more than driving up there and climbing around Glencoe.”

Ifs Knows Made Two Three Driving Climbing Scotland Braveheart Days Off Honorary

Author:Brian Blessed

“What is a career, actually? Nobody can destroy my career. Only I can destroy my career, if I am a bad conductor. I've gone to lesser known orchestras in Scotland and Sweden, Detroit, but I have enjoyed the places I've been, and had success. I like the close community relations, and to solve problems.”

Ifs I Can Problem Community Known Careers Gone Relation Solve Enjoyed Scotland Orchestra Detroit Conductor Sweden Places I've Been Lesser Known

Author:Neeme Jarvi

“Scotland has never ceased to amaze the world with its forward vision, bold action and great educational institutions. Nothing makes me more proud than to promote this wonderful land with all its richness and diversity wherever I go.”

World Action Vision Wonderful Land Proud Diversity Institutions Educational Scotland Richness Great Educational Educational Institutions Bold Actions

Author:Evelyn Glennie

“Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans.”

Ifs Together Team Beats England Scotland

Author:John Prescott

“Scotland has the only football team in the world that does a lap of disgrace.”

World Doe Team Football Scotland Lap Disgrace Football Team

Author:Billy Connolly

“For Scotland has a double dose of the poison called heredity; the sense of blood in the aristocrat, the sense of doom in the Calvinist.”

Blood Poison Scotland Doom Dose Heredity

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Whatever Scotland was, it was not a matriarchy; whereas the United States was a profoundly matriarchal society - and much more feminine than would be suggested by all that male bravado. That was a front, and a misleading one at that; underneath the male swagger lay a passive acceptance of female dominance - a fact not always appreciated by outsiders.”

States Facts Would Be United United States Fronts Acceptance Female Lays Males Feminine Outsiders Passive Scotland Appreciated Mislead Dominance Swagger Bravado Matriarchy

Book:Espresso Tales

Source: Espresso Tales

“Most of the songs came from Europe and Africa and now they were coming back to us. Many of [Bob] Dylan's best songs came from Scotland, Ireland or England. It was a sort of cultural exchange.”

Song Europe England Ireland Bob Scotland Coming Back Dylan Cultural Exchange

Author:John Lennon

“I want to look beyond the legends, to find the real story of Scotland. And it's every bit as thrilling.”

Want Looks Real Stories Bits Legends Scotland Thrilling Real Story

Author:Neil Oliver

“The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things... after the weather.”

Religion Weather Scotland

Author:Billy Connolly

“He's a normal, likable, straightforward boy. (on David Beckham)”

Boys Normal Scotland Straightforward Beckham

Author:Alex Ferguson

“David impresses by his example on the field. He never stops running, he plays with supreme confidence, he always tries his hardest and he scores important goals. (on David Beckham)”

Trying Important Play Running Goal Example Fields Supreme Hardest Score Impress Scotland Beckham Supreme Confidence

Author:Alex Ferguson

“We once went 13 games without winning. There's always pressure here. Winning is always important here. How do you handle yourself and compose yourself is important. (on Manchester United)”

Important Games Winning United Pressure Handle Scotland Manchester Manchester United

Author:Alex Ferguson

“Well he's only 20. Without question, he's the best youngest player I've seen in my time... If he keeps developing and matures ? goodness knows what he will become. At the moment he's a breathe of fresh air. (on Wayne Rooney)”

Ifs Knows Wells Moments Player Air Goodness Breathe Developing My Time Scotland Wayne Fresh Air Rooney

Author:Alex Ferguson

“I think his team are mirroring Stuart Pearce as the player he was. (on Manchester City)”

Thinking Cities Player Team Scotland Manchester Mirroring Manchester City

Author:Alex Ferguson

“He is improving all the time. He is only 21 and who knows what he is capable of. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)”

Knows Capable Improving Scotland Cristiano Ronaldo

Author:Alex Ferguson

“He's such a great threat because of his power and pace. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)”

Threat Pace Scotland Cristiano Ronaldo

Author:Alex Ferguson

“But there is always that unpredictability about a derby match and that's what it was today.”

Today Scotland Unpredictability Derby

Author:Alex Ferguson

“The most important thing in a game like that is to win it.”

Important Games Winning Important Things Scotland

Author:Alex Ferguson

“In any normal season, most of the teams below Chelsea would think they are doing quite well.”

Thinking Wells Team Normal Seasons Scotland Chelsea

Author:Alex Ferguson

“Evolution happens. There's no football team in the world that has stayed together for time ever more.”

World Happens Together Team Football Evolution Scotland Football Team

Author:Alex Ferguson

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