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" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Vote
Decision
Fall
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" I won't say I've never felt in Alex Salmond's shadow, but latterly, when Alex was leader, I didn't. It's more about my awareness of the fact I became First Minister during a parliamentary term. That means you're First Minister, but you haven't been elected in your own right as First Minister. "
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Own
Say
You
" I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative care. "
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Good
Care
Live
" The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people. "
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Down
Scottish
Decision
" I've got absolutely no desire or intention of damaging England. "
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Got
England
Desire
" I have said repeatedly I do want to take longer to eliminate the deficit than the other parties. Because I want to see us have the ability to invest more in our economy, in our public services, and in lifting people out of poverty. "
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See
Want
Said
" 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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Women
Society
Men
" I don't know Ed Miliband as a person particularly well. "
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Well
Know
Particularly
" 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. "
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Life
Long
Out
" A good education is the most important gift we can give our young people. "
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Gift
Good
Important
" Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Against
In The Past
Past
" 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
" I was fascinated, long before I joined the SNP, in the world around me; current affairs really interested me. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Me
World
Long
" 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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Shine
I Am
Hope
" 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 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
" Scottish politics, U.K. politics, is not really like American politics in this respect. Not everybody is absolutely obsessed with image. I'm not saying the United States is obsessed with image. "
Nicola Sturgeon
American
Respect
Saying
" I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of only three in the developed world. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Three
Proud
Day
" It is one of the little known facts about modern Scottish politics that it is not quite as cut-throat as people think it is. "
Nicola Sturgeon
People
Modern
Think
" I'm the leader of the SNP. I think you would expect me to say I would vote SNP in whatever constituency I lived in. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Me
Vote
You
" The Scottish Government will continue to do all it can to get people into work. "
Nicola Sturgeon
People
Scottish
Will
" If something can be proven to work, we should try it... Making sure that our young folk get the best education is the only thing that matters to me, and if something can be shown to work in doing that or if something's worth trying to do that, then I'll certainly be in the market for it. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Doing
Education
Trying
" I'm not a scientist. If there is a risk to our environment, there will be no fracking. "
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Environment
Our
Risk
" I think you should always aim for more. "
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More
Think
Always
" Scotland has a great deal to offer the world in terms of our approach to key economic and social issues. "
Nicola Sturgeon
World
Economic
Great
" Maybe unlike a lot of people who join the SNP today, I never had any expectation of a political career. "
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Never
Political
Today
" 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. "
Nicola Sturgeon
You
Politics
Love
" Scotland is not a region of the U.K.; Scotland is a nation, and if we cannot protect our interests within a U.K. that is going to be changing fundamentally, then that right of Scotland to consider the options of independence has to be there. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Independence
Protect
Nation
" Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for. "
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Career
Political
Motivation
" Tory governments are bad for Scotland. "
Nicola Sturgeon
Scotland
Governments
Bad
" Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish provenance. People recognise the Scottish brand. They associate the country with quality food and drink, and clearly other Scottish sectors, such as dairy, can benefit from that, too. "
Nicola Sturgeon
People
Food
Excellence