I don't think I'll ever act again. I have so many wonderful memories, but those days are over.
Sean ConneryRead
Scotland should be nothing less than equal with all the other nations of the world.
Interpretation
Scotland deserves equal recognition and status amongst all nations.
This quote by Sean Connery emphasizes the desire for Scotland to be acknowledged as an equal player on the global stage. It reflects a deep sense of national pride and advocates for equality, suggesting that every nation, including Scotland, should have the same opportunities and respect as others.
In practice
During a speech about national identity and rights.
I don't think I'll ever act again. I have so many wonderful memories, but those days are over.
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.
A man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing; and if you love nothing, what joy is there in your life?
Don't wait for it to happen, don't even want it to happen - just watch what does happen.
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.
My boy, we are pilgrims in an unholy land.
For what human ill does dawn not seem to be alternative?
So when that Angel of the darker Drink, at last shall find you by the river-brink,_x000D_ _x000D_ And, offering his Cup, invite your Soul forth to your Lips to quaff-you shall not shrink.
There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.
Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context.
(The psuedoscience of planning seems almost neurotic in its determination to imitate empiric failure and ignore empiric success.)
The strongest guard is placed at the gateway to nothing. Maybe because the condition of emptiness is too shameful to be divulged.
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