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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. "

Nicola Sturgeon

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

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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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" I think the fact that people are even talking about the prospect of the Tories coming second is less about anything the Tories have done and more about the failures of Labour to set out, in any kind of coherent sense, what it's for anymore. "

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

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" I've had particularly unpleasant stuff, and it has been reported that I've had death threats. Twitter and Facebook give people who have always been out there a platform from which to hurl abuse, and all I can do is try to block it out and remind myself that tweets are transient and get lost in the ether after a few moments. "

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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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" I admire Obama. "

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" I desperately want Scotland to be an independent country. I cannot, though, sit here and tell you definitively that it will happen, and that it will happen on this timescale, because I have to respect the opinion of the people of Scotland. "

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" I consider myself a selfie specialist. "

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" Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a government down. "

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" One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people. "

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" 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. "

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" I think you should always aim for more. "

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

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

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

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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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" If your pal or neighbour is in the SNP, you're more likely to listen to them than if you just turn on the telly and see me or Alex. The growth of membership is building a politically engaged community base that hasn't been there in my lifetime. "

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" I'm not going to do anything that sees a Tory government be likely. "

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" I think it is important the communities are listened to and that their voice is heard, particularly with local government boundaries more than parliamentary boundaries, because you are talking very much about communities. It can be a very emotive thing. "

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" There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.' "

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

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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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" Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin, we all - all of these things were invented in Scotland. "

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" There can be no greater privilege in life than to be chosen to lead your country. "

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