Aberdeen Quotes

Aberdeen, a city in the northern reaches of HSBC-London. Their ~ Gary Shteyngart

Kurt left in the early morning to walk around Aberdeen in the pale light of dawn. The storm had passed, birds were chirping, and everything in the world seemed more alive. He walked around for hours thinking about it all, waiting for school to begin, watching the sun come up, wondering where his life was heading. ~ Charles R. Cross

But what I liked in Aberdeen was what I liked generally in Britain: the bread, the fish, the cheese, the flower gardens, the apples. the clouds, the newspapers, the beer, the wollen cloth, the radio programmes, the parks, the Indian restaurants and amateur dramatics, the postal service, the fresh vegetables, the trains, and the modesty and truthfulness of people. ~ Paul Theroux

In fact, in Aberdeen, Washington, I am known as Mr. Small Package! ~ Daniel Bryan

My god, he's the one who gets the girls? What? Is he made of chocolate or something? ~ Fisher Amelie

It may be true that every necessary war must also really be a just war; but it does not absolutely follow that every just war is a necessary war. ~ John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess Of Aberdeen And Temair

I'd been kissed before, many times, but never like that. ~ Fisher Amelie

Chris Smith is openly gay and I think Peter Mandelson is certainly gay. ~ John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess Of Aberdeen And Temair

I have always attributed a great importance to eyes. How mysteriously expressive those damp orbs can be; the eyeball does not change and yet it is the window of the soul. And colour in eyes is, in its nature and inherence, quite unlike colour in any other substance. Mr Osmand had grey eyes, but his eyes were hard and speckled like Aberdeen granite, while Tommy's were clear and empty like light smoke. ~ Iris Murdoch

When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight. ~ Billy Connolly

The feeling was wild and sort of unpredictable, like a good summer storm. ~ Ashley Herring Blake

He [Jock Stein] phoned and asked me to come over and see him one night Hibs were playing at home to Aberdeen. You know Im coming as manager, he said, and I know youll be disappointed. But I want to reciprocate for you making me your deputy by asking you to become my assistant. ~ Sean Fallon

We have 2,500 students and an 8,000-seat basketball arena. You do the math on how important basketball is in Aberdeen. ~ Don Meyer

The whole world was crying as everything fell apart. ~ Ashley Herring Blake

I was not staring at you," he told his plate.
I leaned over. "Did you hear that, Dingane's lunch? He was not staring at you."
He looked up at me crossly. "I was not staring at you."
"I never said you were."
"I was merely explaining that Henry was exaggerating. I did not stare at you."
"Okay," I stated, implying in my tone that he had done just that.
"I didn't. I-I wasn't."
"I believe you," I told him
"I may have looked at you a few times to make sure you were doing your job."
"Oh, I see then."
"But I certainly wasn't staring."
"We've established that you were not staring."
He breathed deeply a few times, his eyes burning into mine. "Good."
He'd definitely been staring. ~ Fisher Amelie

Note to self, Ian is happiest when in dangerous situations. ~ Fisher Amelie

I started creative writing classes at Aberdeen Central Library, and the writer-in-residence there, Todd McEwen, encouraged me a great deal. He showed my stories to his editor, and I thought that was just what happened to everyone who took his classes! ~ Leila Aboulela

I really think that the Liberal Party is dead and that one will simply have to think of men and policies after the war - not of parties. ~ John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess Of Aberdeen And Temair

No need to flatter me, Miss Price. I believe your bait worked. I'm hooked. Line and sinker. ~ Fisher Amelie

My father was from Aberdeen, and a more generous man you couldn't wish to meet. I have a gold watch that belonged to him. He sold it to me on his deathbed. I wrote him a cheque for it, post dated of course. ~ Chic Murray

Many people under the influence of science, and particularly neuro-nonsense, will say the sacred is an old concept, it's just a hangover, but you can easily see that's not so, because everyone has a sense of desecration: there are things everybody values which, when they are spoiled are not just moved or destroyed, they are desecrated. Something that is vital not just to you but the world. People have this sense when they see their towns pulled apart and concrete blocks put in the middle of them. You only have to look at Aberdeen to see what happens to a beautiful place when the desecrators get their hands on it. ~ Roger Scruton

My great-great-great uncle - or maybe it's only two 'greats' - crossbred the first Aberdeen Angus. ~ Joanna Lumley

My father had a fishing business in Aberdeen destroyed by the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy, the European Union. ~ Michael Gove

If we don't make out of this alive, Sophie Price, I want you to know that I've never loved anyone as much as I love you. You're it for me. ~ Fisher Amelie