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.

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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.

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.

The Irish seem to have more fire about them than the Scots.

The Irish seem to have more fire about them than the Scots.

I haven't found anywhere in the world where I want to be all the time....

I haven't found anywhere in the world where I want to be all the time....

More than anything else, I'd like to be an old man with a good face,...

More than anything else, I'd like to be an old man with a good face,...

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,...

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...

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've honestly not been too aware of my age until I went to the doctor...

I've honestly not been too aware of my age until I went to the doctor...

Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything...

Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything...

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

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

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 don't know anything about baseball.

I don't know anything about baseball.

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

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.

I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but...

I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but...

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'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...

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

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

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...