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" Scottish politics, U.K. politics, is not really like American politics in this respect. Not everybody is absolutely obsessed with image. I'm not saying the United States is obsessed with image. "

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" We've chosen to stay part of the Westminster system, but we don't want to be a forgotten, sidelined part of it. "

" 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. "

" For parents - women in particular - good quality, affordable childcare is vital. "

" The debate around the ageing population should, in my view, focus much more on how we grow the active, working population. "

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" Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other. "

" Personally, I can think of no greater privilege than to lead the party I joined when I was just 16. "

" 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. "

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

" I take responsibility for everything that happens in the SNP as leader. "

" 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. "

" Glasgow is a great city. "

" I am quite driven. I know what I think, and I know what I want to achieve, but I also hope that people who are asked to describe me would describe me as pretty down-to-earth, loyal, friendly. The more experience I have got in politics, I think the more I have allowed me to shine through. "

" Twitter's probably my bad habit. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People in Scotland don't take too kindly to being lectured by a Tory Chancellor. "

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

" 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. "

" As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days. "

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" Trespass, the outdoor clothing company based in the South Side, is run by two of the nicest guys and proudest Glaswegians you could meet, Afzal and Akmal Khushi. "

" 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 Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work. "

" Scotland is not a region of the U.K.; Scotland is a nation, and if we cannot protect our interests within a U.K. that is going to be changing fundamentally, then that right of Scotland to consider the options of independence has to be there. "

" 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. "

" 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 think the Tories are doing - and are intent on doing - damage to things I hold dear. "

" 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 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. "