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" People who think of a nationalist party sometimes think 'inward-looking and parochial.' The kind of nationalism I represent is the opposite of that. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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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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" Politics is a very male-dominated, male-driven profession. I was not just a woman but a young woman, and I suppose you end up trying to behave in a way that you think is expected of you. "

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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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" 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. "

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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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" 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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" Scotland has a great deal to offer the world in terms of our approach to key economic and social issues. "

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" Glasgow is a great city. "

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" I think you should always aim for more. "

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" A minority government can't govern without support from other parties. "

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" I am quite a shy person. You say that to people, and they say, 'You do interviews, speeches. How can you be shy?' But, fundamentally, I am. "

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" 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. "

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" Most politicians come into politics because they want to make a difference; we just have different ideas how to do it. "

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Make A Difference

" 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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" The truth of the matter is that countries the world over have deficits. Let us remember this about Scotland's deficit: it was not created in an independent Scotland; it was created on Westminster's watch. "

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" I'm not going to do anything that sees a Tory government be likely. "

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

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" Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments. "

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" Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on! "

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" Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin, we all - all of these things were invented in Scotland. "

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" I admire Obama. "

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