“We have competitors coming in from California, and we even have one coming from Scotland to compete in the caber toss. They all have to compete wearing kilts, even the women, who wear what we call kilted skirts.”
Joyce Oakley
“There's no use in the prime minister coming to Scotland unless he's prepared to do this deal. Unless he's prepared he should stay home. Don't come. You're not welcome unless you're prepared to do something finally.”
Bob Geldof
“If a band of strong wind and rain is coming into the Western Isles of Scotland, with its population of 25,000 or 30,000, then that is significant for them. But if the major urban areas are not affected then it is a good idea not to focus on that first if the majority of the country is fine and settled.”
Wayne Elliott
“The national dish of Scotland is something called haggis, the specific ingredients of which I won't go into other than to say that if you can visualize boiled, inside-out road kill, you're pretty close.”
David Grimes
“When the British Open is in Scotland, there's something special about it. And when it's at St. Andrews, it's even greater.”
Jack Nicklaus
“When I went to Scotland to do another movie, I would sing with a coach up there and then when I went to New York I sang with a coach over there-I mean I've now sung with coaches in LA, New York, London, Glasgow, St Louis and Rio de Janeiro!”
Gerard Butler
“There is nothing better for me than to bring the bells in, in Scotland.”
Sharleen Spiteri
