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

Nicola Sturgeon

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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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" 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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" Scotland's relationship with Malawi is perhaps unique - with almost every town or village in Scotland having some connection. "

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" Instead of an end to austerity, Labour has made clear that it wants to impose more austerity cuts. "

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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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" Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections. "

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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 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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" 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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" True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" At these big set-piece events like the leaders' debates, that exterior of calm and serenity is nothing compared to what's going on inside most of the time. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" I do not want to see, for any reason, the Tories resurgent in any way. "

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" I wish we lived in a world where how you looked or what you wore wasn't an issue for men or women, and it's by and large not an issue for men, so I wish it wasn't an issue for women, but it is. "

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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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" 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. "

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" Too often in the past, Scotland has been sidelined and ignored in the Westminster corridors of power, but that doesn't have to be the case anymore. "

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" The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people. "

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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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" Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. "

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" English businesses would face massive transaction costs if Scotland, their second biggest export market, used a different currency. "

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" Clearly, any issues about breaching of expenses rules should be properly investigated. "

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" Some of the brightest and best women in our society are stifled in their ambitions. "

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" I consider myself a selfie specialist. "

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" U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute. "

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