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" I take responsibility for everything that happens in the SNP as leader. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Everything
Leader
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" A good education is the most important gift we can give our young people. "
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" Haggis is delicious. It is wonderful. It's spicy, it's tasty, and you get vegetarian haggis as well. "
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" I came into politics because of my opposition to what a Tory Government was doing to the community I grew up in. "
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" I am a believer in people succeeding on merit. "
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" My early years as a political activist were dominated by the poll tax. "
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" It is one of the little known facts about modern Scottish politics that it is not quite as cut-throat as people think it is. "
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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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" I'm the leader of the SNP. I think you would expect me to say I would vote SNP in whatever constituency I lived in. "
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" Some of the brightest and best women in our society are stifled in their ambitions. "
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" Maybe its time for politicians to fight back a little bit in terms of this notion that politicians are all in it for themselves, we're all the same, we're not driven by sincere motives. Because the fact of the matter is the vast majority are. "
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" It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes. "
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Elections
Opinion
" Maybe unlike a lot of people who join the SNP today, I never had any expectation of a political career. "
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Never
Political
Today
" 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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Wish
World
Women
" My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served by being a member. "
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" The fact that healthier lifestyles and advances in medicine mean that we are living longer is actually something to be celebrated. "
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Living
Fact
Something
" The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history. "
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History
Scottish
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" The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments. "
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" Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a government down. "
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" Scotland has been re-energized, and people all over the country have become involved in - and informed about - politics and government in a way that I have never known before. In short, we have put ourselves firmly in control of our country. "
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" U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute. "
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" I don't know Ed Miliband as a person particularly well. "
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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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" One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people. "
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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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" I want there to be another independence referendum at some stage. I want Scotland to be independent, but I wouldn't choose to have it happen because England votes to come out of the E.U. "
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Out