Scottish Yearbook Quotes

In my 8th grade yearbook picture I had on 2 chains. ~ Two Chainz

Whilst wishing to be associated with the current renaissance in Scottish art, I am actually a recessionist and have only joined to see if that's where the real money is. ~ Michael Marra

I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish. ~ Ewan McGregor

Shipping is so cheap that it makes more financial sense for Scottish cod to be sent 10,000 miles to China to be filleted, then sent back to Scottish shops and restaurants, than to pay Scottish filleters. ~ Rose George

It would ha' been a good deal easier, if ye'd only been a witch. ~ Diana Gabaldon

Never marry for money. You'll borrow it cheaper. ~ Scottish Proverb

I'd imagine if there were more Scottish people making Scottish movies about Scotland, it would not only be educational, but it would instill a sense of pride. ~ Henry Ian Cusick

If you want something Scottish, go get yourself a kilt. ~ Marcus Brigstocke

Perversity and obstinacy are integral tae the Scottish character. ~ Irvine Welsh

We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free. ~ Robert Burns

There are two kinds of people in this world who never learn: those who always talk, and those who never listen. ~ T.A. Uner

Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish provenance. People recognise the Scottish brand. They associate the country with quality food and drink, and clearly other Scottish sectors, such as dairy, can benefit from that, too. ~ Nicola Sturgeon

I don't Twitter, I don't MyFace, I don't Yearbook, ~ Bill Belichick

I've been interested in cartooning all my life. I read the comics as a kid, and I did cartoons for high school publications - the newspaper and yearbook and soon. In college, I got interested in political cartooning and did political cartoons. ~ Bill Watterson

At the back of my mind I wanted to be a journalist when I grew up since I didn't seem to be getting any better at goalkeeping. ~ Ian Colquhoun

I have lots of Scottish blood and know that my family name is Scottish. At my home in the States I have a tartan crest but, unfortunately, I do a terrible Scottish accent. ~ Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I'm actually more German than Scottish. I'm half-Japanese, 25 percent German, 12 percent Scottish, and 12 percent Irish. ~ Kimiko Glenn

I've never played Scots or got the chance to do my Scottish accent. I'm always trying it out in auditions, but they always say no. I'd love to act in a Scottish accent for once. ~ Callum Keith Rennie

Only a Scotsman can really survive a Scottish education. ~ Prince Philip

A writer without a sense of justice or injustice would be better off editing the yearbook for a school for exceptional children. ~ Ernest Hemingway,

Scottish football is full of hammer throwers. ~ Graeme Souness

After a while, you get tired of being the official Scot and defending everything Scottish. ~ Philip Kerr

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish. ~ Robin Williams

We have a Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales, both elected by fairer votes - involving proportional representation. ~ Charles Kennedy

I put it to you that there are no British poets, there are no British novelists. I have heard myself described as one, but I think really I'm an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists. ~ Ian McEwan

There wasn't a Scottish nationalist MP elected at any general election when we were outside the E.U. ~ Michael Gove

Being a great believer in Scottish tradition, I followed the example of my fellow countrymen and moved to England. ~ Rory Bremner

The Scottish Labour Party and its renewal are more important than me. ~ Johann Lamont

The Scottish are not shy when it comes to expressing themselves. ~ Ken Stott

[Scottish songs] are, I own, frequently wild, & unreduceable to the more modern rules; but on that very eccentricity, perhaps, depends a great part of their effect. ~ Robert Burns

There's no place on earth with more of the old superstitions and magic mixed into its daily life than the Scottish Highlands. ~ Diana Gabaldon

You speak of my drinking, yet you don't know my thirst ~ Scottish Proverb

Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked. ~ Ed Sheeran

Scottish nationalism has grown since we entered the European Union. ~ Michael Gove

My grandfather was Scottish, born in the slums of Glasgow. ~ Trinny Woodall

I feel more Scottish than Norman. ~ Alexander McQueen

I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything. ~ David Duchovny

The attempt to separate Lowland from Highland Scotland ignores the extent to which Lowland Scots are the descendants of Highlanders, and how many Lowland Scots, like Nan Shepherd, made the country's mountains the focus of their spiritual aspirations. 'Highlandism' is not simply the ersatz adoption of a stereotypical version of Scottish culture which is entirely unconnected with the reality of modern Scottish life: the Highlands are both the geographical and the historical backdrop with which 'Lowland' Scottish culture interacts. ~ Cairns Craig

Scottish writers are particularly successful in the crime genre. ~ Sara Sheridan

The fact is Scottish Labour has lost its way. ~ Nicola Sturgeon

I love the 6 Nations rugby. I feel very Scottish then. I feel very Scottish now, sitting in the middle of Chelsea. But that's part of our heritage - being part of Britain, part of Europe. I love being European. ~ Rory Bremner

Paisley shivered. "So much for a relaxing stroll before dinner. Wait 'til I tell Gram about this. We've landed smack dab in the middle of the Scottish Twilight Zone. ~ Vonnie Davis

I have several Scottish Terriers. I find them to be the most wonderful dogs. ~ Frederick Lenz

Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It's all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing. ~ Billy Boyd

I've got German, Cornish and Scottish ancestry. It might help explain my affinity for forests, the sea, and fatty foods. ~ Kyle MacLachlan

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music. ~ Carter Burwell

The count said in careful English, "That was perhaps not, as you English say, very sporting."
"Games are played to win," Cameron said. "And we're Scottish. ~ Jennifer Ashley

It is a significant gamble to assume that troops in our U.K. Armed Forces would volunteer for a Scottish Defence Force. ~ Philip Hammond

The Scottish Parliament, adjourned on the 25th of March 1707 is hereby
reconvened. ~ Winnie Ewing

I'm very proud of my Scottish blood. ~ David Duchovny

Albert Camus's 'La Peste' - 'The Plague' - had an enormous impact on me when I read it in high school French class, and I chose my senior yearbook quote from it. In college, I wrote a philosophy class paper on Camus and Sartre, and again chose my yearbook quote from 'La Peste.' ~ Drew Gilpin Faust

Aberdeenshire's Peterhead jail housed the hardest, badest, meanest motherfucker prisoners in the Scottish prison system. So no one was surprised when the pressure pot jail finally erupted in to violence that has not been seen or equalled since. ~ Stephen Richards

There are things that Scotsmen get and other people don't get in the dialogue. Scottish characters can be pinpointed by a phrase, targeted very quickly. ~ Bill Forsyth

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. ~ Evelyn Glennie

I'm three quarters Scottish, but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race. ~ Joanna Lumley

I believe the most degrading thing in the world is to be treated worse than a starving dog by five growling, muscle-bound thugs, better known as screws! ~ Stephen Richards

The speaker tentatively reaches out with that feeling and realizes that it's kind of absurd, or at least a dangerous consolation, which is what I think is discovered as that longish sentence at the end of the poem comes to its conclusion. But here I am interpreting my own poem, which is kind of like making out with one's own high school yearbook photo. ~ Matthew Zapruder

I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots. ~ Carice Van Houten

The Scottish Government's international development work began in 2005 with a £3 million budget focused solely on Malawi, reflecting the historic links between our two countries. ~ Nicola Sturgeon

I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English. ~ Nina Conti

As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It's something they reserve just for me. ~ Billy Connolly

I get recognised in the street, but that's more from all the Scottish people who are down in Blackpool on their holidays. ~ Charlie Adam

In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central hearth had an extraordinary range of built-in furniture. ~ Stephen Gardiner

I've been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show. ~ Jeanette MacDonald

Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction. ~ Ian Rankin

The job of the Scottish Labour Party is to represent working people and represent Scotland. ~ Johann Lamont

Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish. ~ Ashley Jensen

I want to change Scotland, but the only way we can change Scotland is by changing the Scottish Labour Party. ~ Johann Lamont

I am legitimately Scottish. I can officially say - yes. Yeah, I am from Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. ~ Karen Gillan

Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond. ~ Idris Elba

My background is Scottish. ~ Melissa George

Golf is an exercise in Scottish pointlessness for people who are no longer able to throw telephone poles at each other. ~ Florence King

I don't think of myself as Scottish or lesbian when I sit down and write. I am glad I have broken out of that limited audience. ~ Val McDermid

I've never seen an 'English' books section in, well, an English bookshop, but in Scotland, most bookshops have a set of shelves dedicated to Scottish authors. ~ Sara Sheridan

We don't know anything about Scottish history. All we know is that an American guy painted his face blue and somehow they won. ~ Greg Proops

Secessionists, whether in Scotland, Catalonia, Quebec or anywhere else, invariably assume that a person must either be Scottish or British, Catalan or Spanish, Quebecois or Canadian. What about those who feel they are both? ~ Michael Ignatieff

When I watched Braveheart I was in tears and I was rooting for the Scottish people ~ Eddie Izzard

You want to give the biggest klutz who ever walked the earth a sailboat? I might run over someone."
"Just make sure they deserve it," he answered without missing a beat. ~ Donna Grant

I have a hard time watching the shows now. It is like opening up a yearbook when you were in junior high. I think everybody looks back at their photos and cringe, and I get to experience it with everybody else in the world looking at mine. ~ Mark-Paul Gosselaar

In fact almost everyone in my yearbook wrote the same thing to me: "To weird girl, you're nice." I didn't think it was bad. When I showed my mother she said, "Everyone is different." Being weird became my tool. I'm weird; that's who I am. It was my coping badge. ~ Jenny Lawson

I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though. ~ Chris Lilley

I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own. ~ Dolly Parton

It is one of the little known facts about modern Scottish politics that it is not quite as cut-throat as people think it is. ~ Nicola Sturgeon

I love writing Scottish dialogue. ~ John Niven

I am very aware of how warmly Scotland is regarded around the world, and a vote for self-determination would raise our international profile even further, with lots of benefits for Scottish arts and culture. ~ Ken Stott

It was funny on '24' because I'm a Scots-Canadian, and I was working with the great Scottish actor Tony Curran, and we were both playing Russian gangsters. ~ Callum Keith Rennie

I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing!' ~ Robert Carlyle

Scottish Theatre's greatest success story of recent times. ~ Alan Chadwick

I just love Cape Breton fiddling! I think it's very close. They derive their music from Scottish music. Well, in Donegal we're very influenced by Scottish music as well. Independently the two areas became very alike, because they kind of changed the music a bit from Scotland and we did the same. ~ Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh

I had a whole Scottish existence until we moved to London when I was four. ~ Kenneth Cranham

[Macbeth] is historically set in a place depicted by Shakespeare as brutal and violent, incredibly superstitious, and that's something that I do believe is Scottish. ~ James McAvoy

I like Scottish people because they feel very true. They're always level and straight. They get a reputation for being hardened because of it, but I find them to be scrupulously honest people. ~ Rupert Friend

Whether people like it or not, you have to say the Old Firm are a major part of Scottish football. I know there is a lot of resentment from other clubs about that, but it's a fact. ~ Walter Smith

Did I get my picture in the yearbook under "Most Likely to Commit Suicide"? ~ Jerry Stahl

Who invented political tolerance? The English invented it, it's something which has taken roots with some difficulty in Scottish politics. ~ Neal Ascherson

I like Dali and Magritte. I also like the Scottish artist John Byrne, another surrealist. ~ Billy Connolly

I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic. ~ Mike Myers

If the Scottish people decide to opt for independence, it would not be a good idea for Scotland to maintain a very rigid link to the pound. ~ Mohamed El-Erian

What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme? ~ John Major

However she redefined herself, that part of one that made for the core of the self, that part that we think of as the ultimate, inner being - that was ineradicable Scottish. That part spoke with a Scottish voice; that part looked out through Scottish eyes; and it was that part that now welled within her as she gazed out through the window of the descending plane and saw below her the rolling Borders hills… ~ Alexander McCall Smith