In spite of all their kind some elements of worth With difficulty persist here and there on earth. - Hugh MacDiarmid

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One option is to struggle to be heard whenever you're in the room. . . Another is to be the sort of person who is missed when you're not. The first involves making noise. The second involves making a difference.

Hugh MacDiarmid

In spite of all their kind some elements of worth With difficulty persist here and there on earth.

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It is time we in Scotland put England in its proper place and instead of our leaning on England and taking inspiration from her, we should lean and turn to Europe, for it is there our future prosperity lies.

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There are plenty of ruined buildings in the world but no ruined stones.

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Scotland small? Our multiform, infinite Scotland SMALL?

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Football fanaticism and high intellect seldom go together.

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The number of people who can copulate properly may be few; the number who can write well are infinitely fewer.

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