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" The fact that healthier lifestyles and advances in medicine mean that we are living longer is actually something to be celebrated. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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" I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that's not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously. "

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" If something can be proven to work, we should try it... Making sure that our young folk get the best education is the only thing that matters to me, and if something can be shown to work in doing that or if something's worth trying to do that, then I'll certainly be in the market for it. "

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" The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments. "

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" I and Alex Salmond are not in competition - we are on the same side; we are on the same team, working together. "

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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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" 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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" When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education. "

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" I am the granddaughter of an English woman. I love England and her people and, regardless of politics, consider you to be family... and always will. "

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

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" 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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" If there are healthy - and growing - numbers of people working and paying taxes, we are better able to pay the costs of people living longer. "

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" The Scottish Government's international development work began in 2005 with a £3 million budget focused solely on Malawi, reflecting the historic links between our two countries. "

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" One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident. "

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" A good education is the most important gift we can give our young people. "

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

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" The SNP became a minority government in 2007, then a majority one in 2011. But Labour viewed what was happening as some kind of aberration. They felt the problem wasn't theirs: they didn't have to change; the Scottish people had just gone down this wrong road, and if they waited long enough, they would find their way back. "

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" The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history. "

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" Our MPs will take decisions on how they're voting on a day-to-day basis. But I'm the leader of the party, and in terms of our overall strategy and how we vote on key issues, then ultimately, those decisions will be mine. "

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

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" If Scotland was independent, we'd be the 14th richest country in the developed world. "

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" It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essential that we engage with companies and potential investors and get the message across that we are open for business. "

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" Taxing people for having a spare bedroom and forcing them into rent arrears or the possibility of losing homes they have lived in for years has always been a cruel and heartless measure, and so it is good that the Scottish Parliament has been able to step in. "

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" I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but... you can't do that unless you have got a strong economy, unless you have got a vibrant business base earning the wealth that makes that possible. "

Nicola Sturgeon

" 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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" My political awakening, if I can be as grand as to call it that, was all about what was happening around me. It wasn't some romantic, patriotic vision of Scotland going back to what it had been 300 years previously. "

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" Twitter's probably my bad habit. "

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" 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. "

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" Any politician or campaigner trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public won't get very far. "

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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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