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" My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served by being a member. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Not Perfect
Simple
Perfect
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" I do not want to see, for any reason, the Tories resurgent in any way. "
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" Tory governments are bad for Scotland. "
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" If your pal or neighbour is in the SNP, you're more likely to listen to them than if you just turn on the telly and see me or Alex. The growth of membership is building a politically engaged community base that hasn't been there in my lifetime. "
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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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" Being a housewife is not important to me, but I'm never happier than when I come home and shut the door. "
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" The total impact of the Tory/Liberal tax, welfare and public spending changes has hit the poorest 10% in society disproportionately hard - and women have been affected even more badly than men. "
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" I've got absolutely no desire or intention of damaging England. "
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" 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. "
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" True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off. "
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" I'll be arguing for Scotland to vote to stay in the E.U. "
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" 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. "
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" If there is a 'Leave' vote in England and across the U.K. as a whole, then we see the reins of power being seized by politicians who are on the right of the Conservative party. "
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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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" Clearly, any issues about breaching of expenses rules should be properly investigated. "
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Clearly
" We've chosen to stay part of the Westminster system, but we don't want to be a forgotten, sidelined part of it. "
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" It's very much the currency of discourse on social media where political disagreements very quickly become very personalised. "
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" I consider myself a selfie specialist. "
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Consider
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" I'm not a scientist. If there is a risk to our environment, there will be no fracking. "
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" A minority government can't govern without support from other parties. "
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" I think you should always aim for more. "
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Think
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" I'm not going to do anything that sees a Tory government be likely. "
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" Not once in my life has the Tory Party come anywhere close to winning an election in Scotland, and yet, for more than half my life, we have had a Tory government. That is wrong and undemocratic. "
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" Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. "
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" Maybe unlike a lot of people who join the SNP today, I never had any expectation of a political career. "
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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 don't feel we need to be independent for me to feel confident in my Scottish identity. I think Scotland is pretty comfortable in its identity. We won't need independence to preserve it... if we don't become independent, it won't disappear; it isn't under existential threat. "
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" For me, personally, it has been humbling since I became First Minister to speak to women and girls and have them tell me how much it means to them to have a woman in the top job in politics in Scotland. "
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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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