I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but to join the Navy, having left school at 13.

Quote by Sean Connery

Topics: Sean Connery Quotes

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

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

There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man.

There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man.

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want...

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want...

There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory...

There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory...

You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but...

You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but...

I have a great respect for money. I know how hard it is to earn...

I have a great respect for money. I know how hard it is to earn...

I admit I'm being paid well, but it's no more than I deserve. After all,...

I admit I'm being paid well, but it's no more than I deserve. After all,...

Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes...

Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes...

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice,...

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice,...

Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of...

Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of...

There's a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that...

There's a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that...

To cultivate an English accent is already a departure away from what you are.

To cultivate an English accent is already a departure away from what you are.

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

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

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really...

I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really...

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

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

There's one major difference between James Bond and me! He is able to sort out...

There's one major difference between James Bond and me! He is able to sort out...

I don't understand if you get caught in a fight, but take it out on...

I don't understand if you get caught in a fight, but take it out on...

Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that.

Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that.

There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for,...

There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for,...