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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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
People
Modern
Think
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" Because of lower life expectancy in Scotland - something that we are working hard to improve - the average woman will get £11,000 less in pension payments than counterparts in the rest of the U.K., even though she will pay exactly the same in contributions. "
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Rest
Life
Woman
" Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other. "
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Seen
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" The assumption that people sometimes make is that I have made a cold, calculated decision to put my career ahead of having family, and that's not true. "
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Career
True
People
" 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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Work
Work Hard
You
" 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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Independence
Choose
Out
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Government
Think
Important
" Twitter's probably my bad habit. "
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Twitter
Bad
Bad Habit
" 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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Change
People
Long
" The debate around the ageing population should, in my view, focus much more on how we grow the active, working population. "
Nicola Sturgeon
View
More
Debate
" Any politician or campaigner trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public won't get very far. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Far
Get
Eyes
" I'm not a scientist. If there is a risk to our environment, there will be no fracking. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Environment
Our
Risk
" True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Off
True
Way
" I've got absolutely no desire or intention of damaging England. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Got
England
Desire
" The U.K. needs a strong opposition, and Labour shows no signs of being capable of being that. The SNP is filling that void and will go on seeking to do that. "
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Will
Signs
Strong
" U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute. "
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More
Welfare
Beyond
" Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Against
In The Past
Past
" When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Growing
Education
Growing Up
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Poverty
Inequality
Life
" The teachers who taught me at Dreghorn Primary and Greenwood Academy were fantastic. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Me
Who
Teachers
" A whole range of things are done to ensure services remain safe and sustainable because that is the absolute paramount duty of the health board. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Health
Duty
Safe
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Me
Vote
You
" I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative care. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Good
Care
Live
" I like Indian takeaway. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Indian
Like
" I have said repeatedly I do want to take longer to eliminate the deficit than the other parties. Because I want to see us have the ability to invest more in our economy, in our public services, and in lifting people out of poverty. "
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See
Want
Said
" Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a government down. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Direction
Government
Act
" I think the first decision I took when I became a government minister was to reverse the planned closure of Monklands Accident and Emergency. It's an issue close to my heart. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Government
Heart
Decision
" Is it not typical that we have a Tory Government that wants, just like its pals in the Labour Party, constantly to talk down Scotland's prospects? "
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Government
Like
Party
" Would I love to think that one day I would be First Minister of an independent Scotland? Of course. "
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Independent
Day
Think
" Governments in countries across the world have a duty to do everything possible to keep the public safe from terrorist attacks. "
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Everything
World
Safe
" 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. "
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Challenges
Wealth
Face