Quotes by Scotland There's a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that sort of thing. Sean Connery scotland tin fantasy I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13. Sean Connery navy scotland school Only 4 percent of all the companies owned in Scotland have their head offices in Scotland. Sean Connery scotland company office Everything I have done or attempted to do for Scotland has always been for her benefit, never my own and I defy anyone to prove otherwise. Sean Connery scotland benefits done There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory Government and the people of Scotland have voted Socialist for 17 years. That hardly seems democratic. Sean Connery scotland government years There is nothing better for me than to bring the bells in, in Scotland. Sharleen Spiteri bells scotland 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!' Sharleen Spiteri scotland cutting jobs 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. Shirley Manson scotland sleep men If there is writing on Hadrian's Wall, it reads that the English should leave Scotland to its own devices. Simon Heffer scotland wall writing You know, you say ‘not exactly’ a lot. You’re not exactly a vampire. You’re not exactly from Scotland, and you’re allergic to daylight. What else? (Sunshine) I hate bran muffins and grass. (Talon) Sherrilyn Kenyon scotland sunshine hate I fell in love with Scotland and made good friends here, so I stayed after graduating with Honours in Chemistry. Steve Blake graduates scotland good-friend When he awoke it was dawn. Or something like dawn. The light was watery, dim and incomparably sad. Vast, grey, gloomy hills rose up all around them and in between the hills there was a wide expanse of black bog. Stephen had never seen a landscape so calculated to reduce the onlooker to utter despair in an instant. "This is one of your kingdoms, I suppose, sir?" he said. "My kingdoms?" exclaimed the gentleman in surprize. "Oh, no! This is Scotland! Susanna Clarke scotland light rose 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 scotland mean country Scotland: That garret of the earth - that knuckle-end of England - that land of Calvin, oatcakes, and sulfur. Sydney Smith knuckles scotland sarcastic I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland. Sydney Smith switzerland scotland looks I will see to this; you see to your sister. Be quick about it. It won’t be long before I come for you, and you’d best be ready, Jess, with my ring still gracing your hand. You won’t stay me then. I’ll drag you to Scotland in irons if I have to.” He left her in a rush. As always, taking her heart with him. Sylvia Day scotland heart hands That’s it,” she said, balling her hands in fists. “I’m not letting you out of it this time. I insist that you take me to Scotland. I demand you ruin me. As a point of honor. Tessa Dare scotland honor hands Needless to say, they refused to submit to the Empire, conducting such a persistent guerrilla war that the Romans gave up hope of conquering Scotland, and the Wee Free Men remained both wee and free. Terry Pratchett scotland men war There are golfers everywhere who may never get a chance to play a links course in Scotland, a tree-lined course in America or the sand belts of Australia. Hopefully I can bring some of those elements into their backyards. Tiger Woods scotland play america We now have political chaos. We've got parties in Ireland saying they want to merge with Northern Ireland. You've got parties in Scotland saying you want to leave the U.K. You've got the Spanish government saying it would like to take ownership of Gibraltar, which is a British overseas territory... So just the politics of this is a mess. Tim Harford scotland party government «4567891011121314»