Quotes by scottish authors

Although I don't live there anymore, Scotland is a great place for the people coming over to visit and to tour around the Highlands, because it is a very magical place. James Cosmo
Great People Live Visit Magical Great Place Tour Over For The People Although Because Around Coming Very Scotland Anymore Place
I've spent my life doing action films and most of my own stunts, so my teeth have been knocked out along the way. It happened so frequently that I can't even remember where I lost most of them. James Cosmo
Life Remember My Life Lost Own Action Films Teeth Way Spent Out My Own Knocked Along Most Stunts Frequently Doing Been Where Happened Them Action Films Even
I've come off horses and fought in medieval battles using axes, hammers and swords as well as fists. Getting your teeth knocked out is an occupational hazard. James Cosmo
Teeth Battles Out Horses Hazard Knocked Come Well Occupational Fists Off Getting Your Using Fought Swords Axes Medieval
The crimes committed by the North Vietnamese regime against the Vietnamese people were minor compared to the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge against the Cambodians, but for us on the left they were emotionally far more significant. James Donald
People Crimes Significant Minor More Emotionally Were Left North Committed Regime Against Far Us Vietnamese Rouge Compared
Back then when Chomsky and Herman wrote, the left, myself among them, all knew that something terrible was happening in Vietnam, though most now claim to remember otherwise. James Donald
Myself Remember Otherwise Back Claim Though Something Knew Most Wrote Terrible Left Happening Them Then Vietnam Now Among
The moral world is as little exempt as the physical world from the law of ceaseless change, of perpetual flux. James G. Frazer
Change World Law Flux Moral Physical Physical World Exempt Perpetual Ceaseless Little
The man of science, like the man of letters, is too apt to view mankind only in the abstract, selecting in his consideration only a single side of our complex and many-sided being. James G. Frazer
Man Science Single Too Side Our Consideration Complex Apt Only Selecting Abstract Like His Being Mankind View Letters
Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past. James G. Frazer
Day Every Day Result Past Every Recognition Possible See Only Individual Generalization Abstract Idea Him His In The Past Formed Appearances Even Whom
Without the shepherd's dog, the whole of the open mountainous land in Scotland would not be worth a sixpence. James Hogg
Dog Worth Would Open Without Shepherd Scotland Land Whole
A shepherd may be a very able, trusty, and good shepherd, without a sweetheart - better, perhaps, than with one. But what is he without his dog? James Hogg
Good Dog Better Able He Perhaps Without Shepherd His Very Trusty Than May Sweetheart
The charge was left entirely to himself from midnight until the rising of the sun; and if all the shepherds in the Forest had been there to have assisted him, they could not have effected it with greater propriety. James Hogg
Sun Charge Entirely Rising Could Had Propriety Until Him Himself Greater Shepherds Been Effected Left Forest Midnight Assisted
He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or four seconds before the conclusion of the prayer, he started to his feet, and ran barking round the apartment like a crazed beast. James Hogg
Time Family Prayer Three Beast Practice Before Seconds Ran Worship Bad Bad One Had He Feet Like Conclusion His Very Just Apartment Uniform Barking Round Four Started
He was scarcely then a year old, and knew so little of herding that he had never turned a sheep in his life; but as soon as he discovered it was his duty to do so I can never forget with what anxiety and eagerness he learned his different evolutions. James Hogg
Life Anxiety Old Sheep Year Duty Scarcely Never Had He Never Forget Knew Soon Learned Year-Old His Discovered Forget Different Little Turned Then Eagerness Herding
The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle. James Hutton
History Natural Seen Past Action Our Those Must Admitted Except Employed Know Powers Principle Globe Past History Happening Which Explained Now
They continued but six days under this course, having consumed the quantities that could be spared. James Lind
Having Could Consumed Days Course Quantities Continue Six Six Days Spared
The consequence was, that the most sudden and visible good effects were perceived from the use of oranges and lemons; one of those who had taken them, being at the end of 6 days fit for duty. James Lind
Good Duty Visible Those Perceived Had Taken Days Most Were Fit End Effects Oranges Being Lemons Them Use Who Sudden Consequence
The other was the best recovered in his condition; and being now pretty well, was appointed nurse to the rest of the sick. Next to oranges, I thought the cyder had the best effects. James Lind
Best Thought Rest Sick Other Nurse Pretty Recovered Had Well His Condition Effects Oranges Being Next Now Appointed
They all in general had putrid gums, the spots and lassitude, with weakness of their knees. James Lind
Weakness General Had Knees Spots
Into this pour the purified juice: and put it into a pan of water come almost to a boil and continue nearly in the state of boiling until the juice is found to be the consistency of a thick syrup when cold. It is then when cold, to be corked up in a bottle for use. James Lind
Water Consistency Pour Cold State Syrup Purified Bottle Put Almost Come Until Continue Juice Up Then Use Boil Boiling Found Thick Nearly Pan
It was indeed not very sound. However, those who had taken it, were in a fairer way of recovery than the others at the end of the fortnight, which was the length of time all these different courses were continued, except the oranges. James Lind
Time Others Way Indeed Those Except Recovery Had Taken Fairer Courses Sound However Were Continue End Very Than Oranges Different Which Length Fortnight Who
Let it them be put into any clean oven vessel of china or stoneware which should be wider at the top than at the bottom. so that there may be the largest surface above to favor the evaporation. James Lind
Top Favor Above Clean Bottom Put Oven Surface Vessel Than Any May Which China Them Should Largest Wider
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations. James Mackintosh
Good Sense Good Sense Condensed Maxims Nations
Fear is really powerful; it's really useful to me. James McAvoy
Me Fear Powerful Really Useful
Filmmaking is a miracle of collaboration. James McAvoy
Collaboration Miracle Filmmaking
I always have a beard between jobs. I just let it grow until they pay me to shave it. People are quite surprised it's ginger. Sometimes they ask me if dye my hair and I always say 'Wow, no!' I'm 'trans-ginger.' James McAvoy
Me Beard People Sometimes Hair Pay Say Jobs Wow Ginger Between Until Shave Always Surprised Quite Just Dye Ask Grow
Our intellect, our awareness, and our consciousness is the most powerful form of life on this planet. It's totally worthwhile. If our animal instincts stopped, we would die. We don't think about it, but if your consciousness were responsible for all of your bodily functions, you would die. James McAvoy
Life You Animal Awareness Think Our Responsible Worthwhile Would Totally About Powerful Instincts Most Most Powerful Were Intellect Die Stopped Form Planet Bodily Your Functions Consciousness
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