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| "Thirty
million, mostly fools." |
| Writer
and economist Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), responding
to a question on the size of the population of England.
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| "An atheist is a man who
has no invisible means of support." |
| John
Buchan, author. |
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| "We can't call ourselves a
democracy as long as key national issues are decided
by an unelected collection of rambling octogenarians,
pensioned-off politicians and back-scratching businessmen." |
| Tom
Brown, of the House of Lords. |
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| "I am not young enough to know
everything." |
| J.M.Barrie,
author. |
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| "Crossing Piccadilly Circus." |
| Joseph
Thomson, explorer, when asked what was the most hazardous
part of his African expedition. |
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| "There are two things a Highlander
likes naked, and one of them is malt whisky." |
| Scottish
proverb. |
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| "We only ask women to do two
things - menstruate and have babies - but what a fuss
they make about both." |
| Scottie
McClue, DJ and Journalist |
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| "In Glasgow, we've always
enjoyed the ancient ceremony of throwing teetotalers
into pubs on Saturday night." |
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| "I believe in equality of the
sexes - but I also think that women should stick to
things they are good at. And reversing a car is not
one of them." |
| Scottie
McClue |
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| "There are few more impressive
sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make."
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| J.M.Barrie
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