272 Quotes About Scotland


  • Author Irvine Welsh
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    Iggy Pop looks right at me as he sings the line: 'America takes drugs in psychic defence'; only he changes 'America' to 'Scatlin', and defines us mair accurately in a single sentence than all the others have ever done.

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  • Author Benjamin Franklin
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    Did not strong connections draw me elsewhere, I believe Scotland would be the country I would choose to end my days in.

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  • Author Dame Evelyn Glennie
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    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.

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  • Author Nora Roberts
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    It feels like Scotland." "Have you ever been?" "Mmmm. Twice. Have you?" "No." "You should. It's your roots. You'll be surprised how much they tug at you when you breathe the air in the Highlands or look out at a lowland loch.

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  • Author Douglas Alexander
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    It was here in Edinburgh that in the 1980s I joined with many others to protest against Margaret Thatcher as she arrived to address the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

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