Quotes by Scotland Scotland cannot be the only 'something for nothing' country in the world. Johann Lamont scotland country world From the time of the North Briton of the unprincipled Wilkes , a notion has been entertained that the moral spine in Scotland is more flexible than in England. The truth however is, that an elementary difference exists in the public feelings of the two nations quite as great as in the idioms of their respective dialects. The English are a justice-loving people, according to charter and statute; the Scotch are a wrong-resenting race, according to right and feeling: and the character of liberty among them takes its aspect from that peculiarity. John Galt scotland character two Scottish operative lodges began in the seventeenth century to admit non-operative members as accepted or gentleman masons and that by the early eighteenth century in some lodges the accepted or gentleman masons had gained the ascendancy: those lodges became, in turn speculative lodges, whilst others continued their purely operative nature. The speculative lodges eventually combined to form the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1736. John Hamill scottish scotland gentleman Lord, give me Scotland or I die! John Knox scotland lord giving 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. John Lanchester bail scotland political Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans. John Prescott scotland team together Wherever a Scotsman goes, here goes Burns. His grand whole, catholic soul squares with the good of all; therefore we find him in everything, everywhere. John Muir scotland catholic squares 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. John Lennon scotland song europe Scotland is a great country and many wonderful things have come out of this country, however England gets the glory. Joseph Hume scotland england country During a period of time when Italy is talking about splitting northern and southern Italy, France is talking about splitting with Corsica and Normandy, England is talking about splitting with Wales and Scotland and England. And it goes on and on and on. Juan Enriquez scotland southern-italy talking I am legitimately Scottish. I can officially say — yes. Yeah, I am from Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. Karen Gillan scottish scotland yeah My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots. Katharine Isabelle scotland dad roots I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very basic Mandarin. Katie Leung scotland dad home In Scotland, Catholics have raised their voices against sectarianism and intolerance directed against the Church. Clearly, these actions show that freedom of religious expression, a basic human right, is not upheld in our midst as widely and as completely as it should be. Keith O'Brien scotland voice religious I am wholeheartedly in favour of an independent Scotland. Ken Stott scotland favour independent England have the best fans in the world and Scotlands fans are second to none Kevin Keegan scotland fans world 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. Konrad Lorenz scotland sight people If you make a film about a pig farmer in Wales and you are a huge hit as the pig farmer's wife, the next thing is you'll be asked to do a film about a sheep farmer in Scotland. Kristin Scott Thomas scotland sheep pigs The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland. Laurel Clark scotland doctors school Any sport that comes from Scotland is good! Leslie Nielsen scotland hockey sports «345678910111213»