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" I've got absolutely no desire or intention of damaging England. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Got
England
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" True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off. "
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" 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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" 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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" The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work. "
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" Men - the colour of their tie is the most difficult decision they have to make every day. "
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" The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people. "
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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. "
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" We will never vote for the renewal of Trident; that's a decision which will fall to be made in the next Westminster parliament. We will never vote for that. "
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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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" It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes. "
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Opinion
" American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best performing part of the U.K., outside London and the southeast of England when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment. "
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" I'm not going to do anything that sees a Tory government be likely. "
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Tory
" I'm a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny. "
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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 won't say I've never felt in Alex Salmond's shadow, but latterly, when Alex was leader, I didn't. It's more about my awareness of the fact I became First Minister during a parliamentary term. That means you're First Minister, but you haven't been elected in your own right as First Minister. "
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Say
You
" Let us put the normal divisions of politics aside. Let us come together as one country; let us seize this historic moment to shift the balance of power from the corridors of Westminster to the streets and communities of Scotland. "
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Seize
Power
" 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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You
" I think the Tories are doing - and are intent on doing - damage to things I hold dear. "
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" I don't know Ed Miliband as a person particularly well. "
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" I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends. "
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Friends
Some
Privileged
" I hope nobody in England is afraid of the SNP - there is absolutely no need to be. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Nobody
Need
Hope
" 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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Signs
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" There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician. "
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" Twitter's probably my bad habit. "
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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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" Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. "
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" This government and the party that I lead will continue to argue an alternative to the Tory-Labour austerity. "
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" I was studious and bookish. Not just as a child but also as a teenager. I took myself too seriously. "
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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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" 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.' "
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