“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.”

If anything could have pulled me out of retirement, it would have been an Indiana Jones film.

It’s a kind of madness in cosmopolitan cities now.

If America had been discovered as many times as I have, no one would remember Columbus.

Some age, others mature.

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

Everyone talks about how they knew the Bond films were going to be a success, but it simply isn’t true.

All the Bond films had their good points.

I’m an easy target because of my political opinions.

I like women. I don’t understand them, but I like them.

I am not a politician and I have no intention of being one.

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

Scotland should be nothing less than equal with all the other nations of the world.

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

I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege.

I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn’t speak English and I couldn’t speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations – that’s why we got married really quickly.

I have no shortage of material or offers, it’s just a case of what you select to do. But I think it’s realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over.

If you want to achieve something, you build the basis for it.

Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.

Any time someone achieves success before they’ve earned it, it always comes back to haunt them.

A win tonight is the minimum City must achieve

I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.

Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.

In every aspect of life, have a game plan, and then do your best to achieve it.

Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.