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

Nicola Sturgeon

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" 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. "

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

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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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" American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best performing part of the U.K., outside London and the southeast of England when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment. "

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" 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. "

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" I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends. "

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

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" I like Indian takeaway. "

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" I'm not a scientist. If there is a risk to our environment, there will be no fracking. "

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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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" Our opposition to Trident is very clear, very firm, very long-standing, very principled, and we would seek to build an alliance to prevent the renewal of Trident. "

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" Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for. "

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" Twitter's probably my bad habit. "

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" It still annoys me when I read really derogatory things about how a woman looks because you would usually not read these things about a man, and that still has the potential to put women off public life. "

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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. "

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" Glasgow is a great city. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I stand here today as the first woman first minister of our country. Every day I hold this office, I will work to ensure that every woman, every wee girl across this country, gets a chance to do what I've done and follow their dream. "

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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. "

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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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" 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. "

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" Men - the colour of their tie is the most difficult decision they have to make every day. "

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

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

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" My politics are wildly different from hers, but someone who has been good for women in politics, stamped her authority on European and world affairs, is Angela Merkel. "

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" Most people would agree that the E.U. is too bureaucratic, not transparent or democratic enough and that it often interferes too much in matters that are best left to national governments. "

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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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" 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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