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" This government and the party that I lead will continue to argue an alternative to the Tory-Labour austerity. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Argue
Will
Government
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" The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work. "
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Scottish
Will
" Social media is natural to me, and it's a very immediate way of saying something. It's the way politics are done these days. In modern politics, you can't ignore that even if you wanted to. I can't imagine doing politics without it. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Saying
Social Media
Media
" Would I love to think that one day I would be First Minister of an independent Scotland? Of course. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Independent
Day
Think
" There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.' "
Nicola Sturgeon
Childhood
She
Nothing
" Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Against
In The Past
Past
" I thought if people were going to talk about what I wear, wouldn't it be good if they were talking about who designed it, who made it and if that's a Scottish company, so teaming up with Totty Rocks has been fantastic. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Talking
Thought
Good
" I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that's not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Say
Seriously
Take
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Work
Government
Development
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Fact
Best
American
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Sea
Oil
Support
" It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Boxes
Elections
Opinion
" Labour long ago realised it could no longer automatically assume that it would win elections in Glasgow and other places where it has taken people's votes for granted for decades - as we have seen across Scotland at local council and Holyrood elections. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Long
Win
Places
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Man
Woman
Me
" Scotland's relationship with Malawi is perhaps unique - with almost every town or village in Scotland having some connection. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Unique
Almost
Relationship
" People in Scotland don't take too kindly to being lectured by a Tory Chancellor. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Being
Scotland
Take
" I'm a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny. "
Nicola Sturgeon
You
Very
Politicians
" Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Government
Should
Win
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Moment
Seize
Power
" The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history. "
Nicola Sturgeon
History
Scottish
Importance
" It is clear that my predecessor as First Minister is frightening the life out of the Tories and the Labour Party. Long may it continue. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Life
Long
Out
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Today
Chance
Day
" Any politician or campaigner trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public won't get very far. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Far
Get
Eyes
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Poverty
Inequality
Life
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Wish
World
Women
" I consider myself a selfie specialist. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Myself
Consider
Specialist
" I am quite a shy person. You say that to people, and they say, 'You do interviews, speeches. How can you be shy?' But, fundamentally, I am. "
Nicola Sturgeon
You
Shy
Say
" My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served by being a member. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Not Perfect
Simple
Perfect
" I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Very
Cook
Actually
" English businesses would face massive transaction costs if Scotland, their second biggest export market, used a different currency. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Different
Used
Market
" The fact is that co-operation between independent countries - to our mutual advantage - is the way of the modern world. "
Nicola Sturgeon
World
Way
Modern