Ever since the introduction of psychoanalysis there have been too many terms to excuse behavior and phrases that can be [used] to explain everything.

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

After I began to make some money, my brain-damaged accountant put me in one business after another that went bad. The only one that panned out was a small bank, an old Scottish firm with London offices in Pall Mall. I was a director. We sold out to a larger bank. That was the only successful venture I've had, apart from acting.

Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile.

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one.

A man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing; and if you love nothing, what joy is there in your life?

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