Either what we hold to be right and good and true IS right and good and true, for all mankind, or we're just another robber tribe.

To cultivate an English accent is already a departure away from what you are.

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

Only 4 percent of all the companies owned in Scotland have their head offices in Scotland.

I can't afford to slow down, but I suppose it really depends. As long as there's enough enthusiasm, then one wants to continue.

The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.

There's a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that sort of thing.