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" I am quite a shy person. You say that to people, and they say, 'You do interviews, speeches. How can you be shy?' But, fundamentally, I am. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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" For me, personally, it has been humbling since I became First Minister to speak to women and girls and have them tell me how much it means to them to have a woman in the top job in politics in Scotland. "

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" I feel sorry for generations of Labour voters and supporters who must look and wonder what on earth has gone wrong and what Labour is for. "

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" Scotland's relationship with Malawi is perhaps unique - with almost every town or village in Scotland having some connection. "

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" If your pal or neighbour is in the SNP, you're more likely to listen to them than if you just turn on the telly and see me or Alex. The growth of membership is building a politically engaged community base that hasn't been there in my lifetime. "

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" I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends. "

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" Literally every time I'm on camera, as well as there being commentary on what I've said, there'll be commentary on what my hair looked like, what I wear. Often it's written in the most hideous and quite cruel way. "

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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've got absolutely no desire or intention of damaging England. "

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" The U.K.'s debt belongs legally to Westminster, so Scotland, by definition, can't default on it. "

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" I've never had a voice coach, but I am about to name drop horrendously here: I did once get some advice on how to project my voice from Sean Connery, which was lovely. It's all about where you breathe. That's my claim to fame. "

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" I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long. "

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" I admire Obama. "

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" My political awakening, if I can be as grand as to call it that, was all about what was happening around me. It wasn't some romantic, patriotic vision of Scotland going back to what it had been 300 years previously. "

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" Personally, I can think of no greater privilege than to lead the party I joined when I was just 16. "

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" The SNP became a minority government in 2007, then a majority one in 2011. But Labour viewed what was happening as some kind of aberration. They felt the problem wasn't theirs: they didn't have to change; the Scottish people had just gone down this wrong road, and if they waited long enough, they would find their way back. "

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" It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essential that we engage with companies and potential investors and get the message across that we are open for business. "

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" Politics is a very male-dominated, male-driven profession. I was not just a woman but a young woman, and I suppose you end up trying to behave in a way that you think is expected of you. "

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" I was fascinated, long before I joined the SNP, in the world around me; current affairs really interested me. "

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