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" It still annoys me when I read really derogatory things about how a woman looks because you would usually not read these things about a man, and that still has the potential to put women off public life. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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

" It would be a very serious mistake for the U.K. to vote to leave the European Union, and I think it would be democratically indefensible for Scotland, if we had voted to stay in, to face the prospect of being taken out. "

" The teachers who taught me at Dreghorn Primary and Greenwood Academy were fantastic. "

Nicola Sturgeon

Who

Teachers

" 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. "

" The U.K.'s debt belongs legally to Westminster, so Scotland, by definition, can't default on it. "

" We already know that social security is more affordable in Scotland than it is in the rest of the U.K. - spending on social protection takes up a smaller share of our economic output and our tax revenues than is the case in the U.K. as a whole. "

" The fact is that co-operation between independent countries - to our mutual advantage - is the way of the modern world. "

" I was fascinated, long before I joined the SNP, in the world around me; current affairs really interested me. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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Long

" 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. "

" I've not had a deliberate image makeover. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My politics are wildly different from hers, but someone who has been good for women in politics, stamped her authority on European and world affairs, is Angela Merkel. "

" Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep the country moving in the right direction. "

" There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician. "

" 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. "

" I am a believer in people succeeding on merit. "

" U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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Beyond

" 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. "

" I'm not making any secret of the fact I still believe in independence. We'll continue to argue the case. "

" Sometimes things happen in life, sometimes they don't. Don't get me wrong: I have no regrets - if I could turn the clock back 10 or 20 years, I wouldn't want to fundamentally change the path my life has taken. "

" I like Indian takeaway. "

Nicola Sturgeon

Indian

" I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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

" 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. "

" There can be no greater privilege in life than to be chosen to lead your country. "

" 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. "