Top 186 Welsh Quotes & Sayings

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What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses.

Welsh voices and Welsh communities were heard in 2016 in their tens of thousands, in their droves. They voted to leave the European Union and since then they have had that slapped in their face actually often by Labour MPs who basically said we know better than you.

You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous.

Human beings are many-layered creatures, and do not succumb to the hegemony of others as easily as historians and politicians sometimes imply. Those Welsh, Scottish and Anglo-Irish individuals who became part of the British Establishment in this period did not in the main sell out in the sense of becoming Anglicised look-alikes. Instead, they became British in a new and intensely profitable fashion, while remaining in their own minds and behavior Welsh, or Scottish, or Irish aswell.

I regret not paying a bit more attention to Welsh lessons at school. My Welsh is pretty ropey, as back at my school, people didn't take Welsh lessons seriously. My dad can speak it, so I wish he'd taught me some growing up.

The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional.

We moved to America when I was young, but we were always very Welsh in our home. The humor, food, traditions. Very Welsh.

Obviously Gwilym is a very Welsh name! My father is from Maesteg, and my mother's from Abergavenny.

I've read a lot of Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting, Glue - he's written some beauties.

I think the French agonise more about being French, I don't think English think about being English that much. I think the Scottish think about being Scottish and the Welsh think about being Welsh, but the English don't really care. But the French think about it all the time, it's an absolute preoccupation.

Dylan Thomas, asked what he thought of Welsh Nationalism, replied in three words, two of which were 'Welsh Nationalism.'

My parents were always Welsh-speaking and very proud of Wales.

Welsh women aren't the most tactile unless they're your relatives. And then you don't want them to be.

Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson.

I see myself as a different sort of Welsh. Because we are from Cardiff, we see Wales as Cardiff. This is Wales; outside Cardiff is beyond. It's a strange one. You are really Welsh, but you're not, if you know what I mean.

Few things sound so beautiful as the poetic accent of a Welsh woman.

I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and theres the Welsh connection.

It blows my mind that you get Shakespeare where the 'low' comedy characters have got Northern or Welsh accents.

Even God had a Welsh name : He spoke to him in the old language; He was to have a peculiar care For the Welsh people. History showed us He was too big to be nailed to the wall Of a stone chapel, yet still we crammed him Between the boards of a black book .

It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby.

If he [Toshack] thinks there is lots of young Welsh talent coming through, then good luck to him.

Half of my mum's family is Welsh. I remember when I was a kid she used to read to me, and witches and wizards in books always had a Welsh accent, so I guess I took it from that really.

Richard Burton was Welsh; Tom Jones is Welsh, and we Welshmen like to think of ourselves as heroes - on screen and off!

There is nothing like the sound of a Welsh Male Choir and the Treorchy is the finest. They have represented the best of the Welsh voice for generations with honour and integrity. They are international ambassadors.

All my friends are Welsh, I speak Welsh, and I feel very Welsh.

I love my nice things, but I'm still the Welsh family girl.

I still dream about that one opportunity where the Welsh Rugby Union call me up and say, 'We need you.' There is an incredibly talented Welsh hooker called Matthew Rees, so maybe some incredible quirk of misfortune for him would mean I get called up instead.

It was in Cardiff, and the cast was 60 per cent Welsh-speaking. It's the first time I've walked into a rehearsal room speaking my mother tongue, which in itself was a breath of fresh clean air from the Welsh mountains. Singing Hans Sachs is always a milestone, but I was happy to be part of such an achievement, not personally but as a company.

We don't want Welsh rugby to be seen as healthy or upbeat. If we think that, we could become complacent or stagnate.

So many different countries have got their version of what Merlin is: the Scottish say he Scottish, the Welsh say he's Welsh, the French say he's French.

I was born in Wales but I'm not Welsh - I'm English.

What is so good about 'Gavin and Stacey' is that it is very real, Welsh, and well written.

I just go broad Welsh when I'm nervous.

I always speak Welsh to my family.

I'm still a Welsh girl at heart so I'm staying in the U.K. for the Olympics, it's such an exciting time for Britain so it's amazing to be a part of it.

I am Welsh by birth, English by education, and European by nature.

To get any win, especially against a Welsh side, is very satisfying.

As a Welsh speaker, I'm very conscious of how activism can effect real change.

Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.

I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.

I grew up watching the Olympics and did some athletics for my school, winning the Welsh pentathlon championship.

Whenever we're playing in front of a Welsh crowd, they really do give you that extra bit to get the win.

I'm not Welsh and I didn't know that much about Dylan Thomas , and I saw that he's a huge icon of Welsh-ness.

I'm a hugely proud Welsh person. I just love it - it's something very special, being Welsh.

John Hartson, he speaks fluent Welsh and has the tattoos all over him to prove his Welshness. But in my own world, no one is more Welsh than myself.

I'd rather be Welsh than English, that's for sure.

I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and there's the Welsh connection.

I'm Welsh. We didn't do 'Peter Pan.' We have far more ancient legends to be put to sleep with.

At most grounds you're not particularly conscious of the crowd but in Cardiff, with the roof closed against a good Welsh team, the noise is impossible to ignore. It can be loud enough to put you off your game and the Welsh undoubtedly possess some of the most passionate fans in the world.

He's an American, qualified to play for Wales because he has a Welsh grandmother, who was on the bench against Switzerland.

That's acting for you. 'White Queen' has English playing Welsh and vice versa.

My initial impression of the Welsh was that they were grumpier than I was!

The only thing I can cook is Welsh rarebit.

English, however, is kinky. It has a predilection for dressing up like Welsh on lonely nights.

I've always felt very proud of Wales and being Welsh. People are a bit surprised when I say I'm Welsh. I was born in Wales, went to school in Wales and my mother was Welsh. I'm Welsh. It's my place of birth, my country.

It was a proof of Welsh good nature: so long as I had a friend that knew and could introduce me, the whole Welsh people would do anything to entertain, and would even neglect their business to do so. But as a stranger in Wales, it is difficult to break through their suspicion and mistrust.

At home I can become lazy and if a Welsh word is really long, I just replace it with English.

The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?

I think my mother would be very happy if I found a nice Welsh girl.