Scotland Quotes

Scotland should be nothing less than equal with all the other nations of the world.

I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13.

Only 4 percent of all the companies owned in Scotland have their head offices in Scotland.

I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun.

Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?

Souness critics must eat humble pie as he transforms Newcastle.

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

The question is not whether Scotland can survive as a separate state. Of course it could.

It's Brazil 2 Scotland 1, so Scotland are back where they were at the start of the match

There's not really the appetite in Wales at the moment to become an independent country. Scotland is in a different place.

I attempted to fish in Scotland and I managed to hook a dog. It was a horrible moment but the dog turned out to be fine.

Two negatives make a positive but only in Scotland do two positives make a negative: aye right.

When the British Open is in Scotland, there's something special about it. And when it's at St. Andrews, it's even greater.

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

She knew what he had in mind. He'll propose in Scotland on my birthday. There was no doubt as to what her answer would be.

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.

England have the best fans in the world and Scotlands fans are second to none

I would rather have a Scot come from Scotland togovern the people of this kingdom well and justly, than that you should govern them ill in the sight of all the world.

Pretty much every artist in Scotland - musician, writer, poet, actor - they're all part of a thing called the National Collective.

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

I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking.

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

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

There's a real emphasis on being witty in Scotland, even in crime novels.

[About a tiresome colleague]: He could bore for Scotland.

We've also had comments in relation to Donald Trump's comments in respect of investment in Scotland- the UK government has never given Mr Trump awards or appointments.

I'm a bit of a Scotophile. I have a house on the Black Isle, so I'm in Scotland quite a lot and think Edinburgh is just the most beautiful city.

The thing I miss the most about Scotland is the football.

To see the years touch ye gives me joy", he whispered, "for it means that ye live.

For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure.

Scotland consistently produces world-class writers.

That's how vile i am! I live Ireland, I breathe Ireland, and Christ how I loathe it, I wish I were a bloody Scot, that's how bloody awful it is being Irish!

Scotland have this habit of kicking themselves in the foot

Some of the Scotland players need to look themselves in the face.

The second half was easy to sum up - and absolute shambles! (on England losing to Denmark 4-1)

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

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

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

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)

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

I hate it when people romanticize Scotland.

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 been there.

We Scots have a fierce pride in the things we do that others can never appreciate. I am the British No. 1, but I would prefer to be the British No. 1 from Scotland every time.

The poetic side of me is Scottish.

On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes.

Remember I've seen a video tape of a Scotland-England match and I've seen him miss a chance from five yards. It was against England and he couldn't score. So what does that say?

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

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.

Devolving APD to Scotland is merely tinkering with it. We have to get shot of this hated tax right across the country to ensure all of our airports are competing on level terms.

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 and whether or not you work for the oil rig, everyone is connected to it.