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.
The trickiest thing about the double bind is that it operates imperceptibly, like shots from a gun with a silencer.
They would have to sing better songs for me to learn to have faith in their Redeemer; and his disciples would have to look more redeemed!
It is strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully.
God takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself.
Narrative identity takes part in the story's movement, in the dialectic between order and disorder
A reactionary is fixed on the past and wanting to return to it; a conservative wishes to adapt what is best in the past to the changing circumstances of the present.
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