But as a Scot with a lifelong love of Scotland and the arts, I believe the opportunity of independence is too good to miss. Simply put there is no more creative an act than creating a new nation.

Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God.

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

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

I've never kept a record of anything. I gave away everything: all the posters, the memorabilia that would have been helpful - and financially rewarding.

If you fear nothing, you love nothing. If you love nothing, what joy can there be in life?

Everything I have done or attempted to do for Scotland has always been for her benefit, never my own and I defy anyone to prove otherwise.