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" Ed Balls has made it crystal clear that, left to its own devices, a Labour government would simply carry on with the same budget policies as the Tories. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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" I stand here today as the first woman first minister of our country. Every day I hold this office, I will work to ensure that every woman, every wee girl across this country, gets a chance to do what I've done and follow their dream. "

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" Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for. "

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" I know you've got to earn people's trust, and you've got to earn it day after day after day. "

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" I do not want to see, for any reason, the Tories resurgent in any way. "

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" Too often in the past, Scotland has been sidelined and ignored in the Westminster corridors of power, but that doesn't have to be the case anymore. "

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" People in Scotland don't take too kindly to being lectured by a Tory Chancellor. "

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" For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it is a much rarer event. "

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" Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. "

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" I love talking to the public, I love hearing what people have got to say. "

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" Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep the country moving in the right direction. "

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" We already know that social security is more affordable in Scotland than it is in the rest of the U.K. - spending on social protection takes up a smaller share of our economic output and our tax revenues than is the case in the U.K. as a whole. "

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" To every woman out there who thinks that they might like to get involved in politics or stand for parliament, I say go for it. If I can do it, so can you. "

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" I drove my mum and dad mad. "

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" Tory governments are bad for Scotland. "

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" What a war in Iraq will not do is bring about peace in the Middle East or end the injustices that feed resentment and breed terrorists. "

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" I consider myself a selfie specialist. "

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" Many hard working people in low paid jobs get housing benefit. "

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" American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best performing part of the U.K., outside London and the southeast of England when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment. "

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" I won't say I've never felt in Alex Salmond's shadow, but latterly, when Alex was leader, I didn't. It's more about my awareness of the fact I became First Minister during a parliamentary term. That means you're First Minister, but you haven't been elected in your own right as First Minister. "

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" The assumption that people sometimes make is that I have made a cold, calculated decision to put my career ahead of having family, and that's not true. "

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" Men - the colour of their tie is the most difficult decision they have to make every day. "

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" I don't feel we need to be independent for me to feel confident in my Scottish identity. I think Scotland is pretty comfortable in its identity. We won't need independence to preserve it... if we don't become independent, it won't disappear; it isn't under existential threat. "

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" Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish provenance. People recognise the Scottish brand. They associate the country with quality food and drink, and clearly other Scottish sectors, such as dairy, can benefit from that, too. "

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" I hope nobody in England is afraid of the SNP - there is absolutely no need to be. "

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" The fact is Scottish Labour has lost its way. "

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" Labour long ago realised it could no longer automatically assume that it would win elections in Glasgow and other places where it has taken people's votes for granted for decades - as we have seen across Scotland at local council and Holyrood elections. "

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" I was studious and bookish. Not just as a child but also as a teenager. I took myself too seriously. "

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" Maybe unlike a lot of people who join the SNP today, I never had any expectation of a political career. "

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" I bow to no one in my ambition to see Glasgow be as successful as it possibly can be. "

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