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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've not hidden and I'll never hide the fact that I want Scotland to be an independent country. But as long as we're part of the Westminster system, it's really important to people in Scotland that we get good decisions coming out of Westminster. So we've got a vested interest in being a constructive participant. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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" I and Alex Salmond are not in competition - we are on the same side; we are on the same team, working together. "

" 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. "

" Trespass, the outdoor clothing company based in the South Side, is run by two of the nicest guys and proudest Glaswegians you could meet, Afzal and Akmal Khushi. "

" 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. "

" I'm manifestly not the same as Alex Salmond. I'm a different gender, for example... I'm being flippant, but maybe this is a partly gender-driven difference: I'm very keen that we find a way of reaching out across party divides to find things we agree on, as well as the things we disagree on. "

" This government and the party that I lead will continue to argue an alternative to the Tory-Labour austerity. "

" An independent Scotland could afford pensions full stop - after all, it is our taxes and national insurance contributions that fund them now. "

" An independent Scotland - like all countries - will face challenges, and we will have our ups and downs. But the decisions about how we use our wealth will be ours. "

" 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. "

" Labour's support in Scotland depends on their ability to be electable. If they are divided and unelectable, what's the point? "

" I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but... you can't do that unless you have got a strong economy, unless you have got a vibrant business base earning the wealth that makes that possible. "

" Many people from many different walks of life have marriages that break up, and those are deeply personal, deeply painful but ultimately private matters. "

" 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. "

" If you have a Tory government at Westminster that takes us out of Europe against our will, there may be people in Scotland who think, 'You know what, we might be better off independent.' "

" I desperately want Scotland to be an independent country. I cannot, though, sit here and tell you definitively that it will happen, and that it will happen on this timescale, because I have to respect the opinion of the people of Scotland. "

" Clearly, any issues about breaching of expenses rules should be properly investigated. "

" Any politician or campaigner trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public won't get very far. "

" We've chosen to stay part of the Westminster system, but we don't want to be a forgotten, sidelined part of it. "

" I came into politics because of my opposition to what a Tory Government was doing to the community I grew up in. "

" As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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

" It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes. "

" Some of the brightest and best women in our society are stifled in their ambitions. "

" One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people. "

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

" As a young woman in politics, with few women around, you start to subconsciously behave like men in politics. That comes across as quite hard, tough and humorless, but you're trying to be taken seriously. "

" 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. "

" Since I became First Minister, I have made clear my priority to alleviate poverty and tackle inequality in Scotland. Ensuring that everyone can do better in life will not only make Scotland fairer, but it will also make it a more prosperous place. "