41 Yorkshire Quotes for You to Enjoy

Yorkshire knew how important Scarborough was for me. So I was awarded my county cap there in 2011. That first cap is one of the most precious things I own. The club didn't tell me that I'd be receiving it, but instead tipped off my mum, making sure she saw the presentation. Jonny Bairstow

Me First Important Own Club Saw Tell Knew Instead Most County She Sure How Making Off Precious Precious Things Yorkshire Cap Awarded Mum Things Receiving Presentation

Life without cricket was initially harder for my dad than playing the game for Yorkshire and England had ever been. He missed it, and also the adrenaline pump of a performance. Jonny Bairstow

Every young cricketer from our county dreams of playing for Yorkshire and going on to represent England. Jonny Bairstow

Dreams Young Every Our County Yorkshire Going Represent England Playing

In my bones, I feel like a Scot. I always have. My mum's from Doncaster, so whatever that is as a combination of Scotland and Yorkshire. It isn't southern. Rachael Stirling

Whatever Feel Combination Like Always Scotland Southern Yorkshire Mum Bones

My maternal grandfather was born in Yorkshire in England but was contracted to work for a company who had a base in Colombia. So they moved across to Santa Martre, and they liked it very much. It was a sunny place with beaches and a seafront, so they never went back to England and preferred to stay in Colombia. Radamel Falcao

Work Back Sunny Stay Born Beaches Colombia Never Had Liked Maternal Contracted Very Yorkshire Moved Place Grandfather Preferred Much Across Santa England Who Company Base

I look back with the greatest pleasure to the kindness and hospitality I met with in Yorkshire, where I spent some of the happiest years of my life. Sabine Baring-Gould

Life Kindness My Life Met Back Spent Pleasure Some Hospitality Look Greatest Years Greatest Pleasure Yorkshire Where Happiest

As a child growing up in a grey-skied Yorkshire village, I would occasionally happen upon a Bollywood movie on the television. After a few minutes watching a bunch of sari-clad dancers cavorting on a Swiss mountain to tuneless music, I would switch over to some proper drama about housing estates and single mothers. Simon Beaufoy

Music Single Few Drama Dancers Television Would Some Minutes About Proper Over Occasionally Housing Mothers Up Bunch Mountain Child Yorkshire Movie Happen After Estates Village Bollywood Growing Growing Up Swiss Switch Watching

Yorkshire is so much part of me. Susan Hill

Me Part Yorkshire Much

I've been a waitress for events, but a lady at the Victoria hotel in Yorkshire showed me how to do it properly. Vicky Krieps

Me Events Properly Hotel How Been Waitress Yorkshire Lady Victoria

I had the working class ethic. I wanted to make a living and there weren't many opportunities for an opera singer in Yorkshire, so I went onto the club circuit. Jane McDonald

Class Opportunities Club Living Circuit Onto Had Opera Opera Singer Singer Make Were Yorkshire Wanted Ethic Working Working-Class Many

Everyone's always shocked that I'm still based in Yorkshire, but going home there is my sanctuary. Home is where the heart is, and my mother, sister and brother are there, and my partner. Jane McDonald

Home Heart Mother Partner Sister Everyone Brother Always Still Shocked Yorkshire Going Going Home Where Sanctuary Based

I'm a health nut who likes to work out every day, but I am powerless when it comes to Yorkshire pudding, pizza and ice cream. Drew Scott

Work Health Day Every Day I Am Every Nut Out Powerless Likes Am Yorkshire Pizza Ice Ice Cream Work Out Cream Who Pudding

I was the youngest of four boys, raised in North Yorkshire. Bob Mortimer

Boy North Yorkshire Youngest Four Raised

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