May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure.

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.

The great Jack Nicklaus summed things up neatly during a charity match on the Old Course at St. Andrews where he and I were playing against Ben Crenshaw and Glen Campbell. I asked him what he considered to be the most important factor to overcome in the game of golf. His reply, "It's an unfair game."

I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations - that's why we got married really quickly.

I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13.

Sometimes a woman just needs to be slapped.

When he reached the New World, Cortés burned his ships. As a result his crew was well-motivated.