#scotland

I was brought up in Scotland and have always been a country person, although the town means a great deal to me, too. ↗

— Susannah York

#always #been #brought #country #deal

Remember, the Arctic didn't have any ice. And the Northwest Passage was wide open. They were raising grapes in Scotland for God sakes, had a huge winery. Iceland was a farming community. As some of the glaciers retreated they found villages that were covered with ice. ↗

— Don Young

#arctic #community #covered #farming #found

My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in my blood. It's a very powerful instrument, but it can also be soothing, like velvet. It's a real challenge for composers. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#bands #blood #challenge #composers #drum

In Scotland, beautiful as it is, it was always raining. Even when it wasn't raining, it was about to rain, or had just rained. It's a very angry sky. ↗

— Colin Hay

#always #angry #beautiful #even #had

I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality. ↗

— Sean Connery

#achieving #always #been #believe #distance

There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#scotland #seasons #two #winter

I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#barely #because #cannot #enlightenment #history

I think Scotland could take a stand in a wonderful way, ecologically and morally and ethically. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#ethically #i #i think #morally #scotland

I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#england #history #i #ireland #kept

I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff. ↗

— Ewan McGregor

#bands #drums #guitars #i #pipe