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" I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long. "
Nicola Sturgeon
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Quite
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" Social media is natural to me, and it's a very immediate way of saying something. It's the way politics are done these days. In modern politics, you can't ignore that even if you wanted to. I can't imagine doing politics without it. "
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" I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook. "
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" I wish we lived in a world where how you looked or what you wore wasn't an issue for men or women, and it's by and large not an issue for men, so I wish it wasn't an issue for women, but it is. "
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" Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other. "
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" Not once in my life has the Tory Party come anywhere close to winning an election in Scotland, and yet, for more than half my life, we have had a Tory government. That is wrong and undemocratic. "
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" I think it is important the communities are listened to and that their voice is heard, particularly with local government boundaries more than parliamentary boundaries, because you are talking very much about communities. It can be a very emotive thing. "
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" As First Minister, I will always act in the best interests of the country. As party leader, I will always act in the best interests of the party, and if that sometimes means taking difficult, unpalatable decisions, I will never shy away from that. "
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" Scotland is not a region of the U.K.; Scotland is a nation, and if we cannot protect our interests within a U.K. that is going to be changing fundamentally, then that right of Scotland to consider the options of independence has to be there. "
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Protect
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" I take responsibility for everything that happens in the SNP as leader. "
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" U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute. "
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" I'm not going to do anything that heralds in a Tory government. "
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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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" 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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" Poverty is on the increase - due to welfare cuts - and demand for food banks has rocketed. "
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" Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for. "
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Career
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Motivation
" As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days. "
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Up
Last
" One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident. "
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" For parents - women in particular - good quality, affordable childcare is vital. "
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" It is clear that my predecessor as First Minister is frightening the life out of the Tories and the Labour Party. Long may it continue. "
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Out
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" One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people. "
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" There is nothing in your background that inherently holds you back or means you can't achieve what others can achieve. You are the master of your own fate, and if you work hard, you can do what you want. "
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