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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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" The U.K. needs a strong opposition, and Labour shows no signs of being capable of being that. The SNP is filling that void and will go on seeking to do that. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" London has a centrifugal pull on talent, investment and business from the rest of Europe and the world. That brings benefits to the broader U.K. economy. "

" Sporting success doesn't happen by accident. It takes hard work and determination on the part of the individual athletes. And it also takes investment in facilities and training support. "

" I like Indian takeaway. "

Nicola Sturgeon

Indian

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

" Many people from many different walks of life have marriages that break up, and those are deeply personal, deeply painful but ultimately private matters. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Maybe unlike a lot of people who join the SNP today, I never had any expectation of a political career. "

" 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. "

" The oil and gas sector in the North Sea does have a strong future if we do the right things now, but we've got to make sure that the infrastructure is right to support the sector, but also to support, over the next few years, diversification as well. "

" An independent Scotland - like all countries - will face challenges, and we will have our ups and downs. But the decisions about how we use our wealth will be ours. "

" I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook. "

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

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

" Being a housewife is not important to me, but I'm never happier than when I come home and shut the door. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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

Nicola Sturgeon

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" The assumption that people sometimes make is that I have made a cold, calculated decision to put my career ahead of having family, and that's not true. "

" 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. "

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

" Tax credits are designed to help people who work hard but who, through no fault of their own, don't earn enough to keep their families out of poverty. "

" I'm not going to do anything that heralds in a Tory government. "

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

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

" Governments in countries across the world have a duty to do everything possible to keep the public safe from terrorist attacks. "