Oatcakes Quotes & Sayings

The United States cannot reshape other countries in its own image and that, with a few exceptions, its efforts to police the world are neither in its interests nor within the scope of its resources. This whole tendency to see ourselves as the center of political enlightenment and as teachers to a great part of the rest of the world strikes me as unthought-through, vainglorious and undesirable. — George F. Kennan

Scotland: That garret of the earth - that knuckle-end of England - that land of Calvin, oatcakes, and sulfur. — Sydney Smith

I passed the time browsing in the windows of the many tourists shops that stand along it, reflecting on what a lot of things the Scots have given the world - kilts, bagpipes, tam-o'-shanters, tins of oatcakes, bright yellow sweaters with big diamond patterns, sacks of haggis - and how little anyone but a Scot would want them. Let — Bill Bryson

We Jews regard our race as superior to all humanity, and look forward, not to its ultimate union with other races, but to its triumph over them. — Goldwin Smith

Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable. — Jane Austen

'What if?' statements throw fuel on the fire of stress and worry. Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control. — Travis Bradberry

The only works of man in heaven are the marks of the cross on Jesus' body. — David Servant

Oatcakes are a delicate relish when eaten warm with ale. — Robert Burns