Discover voices that capture Glasgow's character, from the bustle of Buchanan Street to the quiet bends of the Clyde. These quotes trace humor, grit, and generosity in equal measure, touching on shipyards and universities, murals and music halls, rain-slick pavements and late-summer light. Whether you know the city well or are meeting it for the first time, the words ahead offer glimpses of its past and present, its sharp wit and warm heart, and the spirit that keeps reinventing Scotland's biggest city.
"I have got the best of both worlds; growing up in Edinburgh and now living outside Glasgow"
"I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked"
"I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for fun. We just did gigs all over Edinburgh and some in Glasgow and some at festivals"
"Australia integrated the - brought on the ships and unleashed in the society the dogs of sectarianism, which had existed in other places - in Glasgow, in Liverpool and of course in Ireland, north and south"
"I think that practising the law, particularly litigation, and particularly in Glasgow, has always been difficult enough without adding to it by having problems with professional colleagues or former colleagues"
"I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about six weeks without actually introducing myself"
