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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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
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" Most politicians come into politics because they want to make a difference; we just have different ideas how to do it. "
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" Labour's support in Scotland depends on their ability to be electable. If they are divided and unelectable, what's the point? "
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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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" 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 think Scotland will become an independent country. I've always believed that. It means that if I'm right on that, there has to be another referendum at some stage. But the timing and circumstances of that will require careful judgment. "
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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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" Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections. "
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" As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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" I'm quite hypercritical of myself. It's a very Scottish thing, always thinking that you've got to be that bit better than everyone else to be good enough. "
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