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

Nicola Sturgeon

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" Most politicians come into politics because they want to make a difference; we just have different ideas how to do it. "

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Make A Difference

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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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" This government and the party that I lead will continue to argue an alternative to the Tory-Labour austerity. "

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" 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. "

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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. "

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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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" I am a believer in people succeeding on merit. "

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" The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history. "

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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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" One thing we've learned is that there's not anything that Nigel Farage won't blame on foreigners. "

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" It's very much the currency of discourse on social media where political disagreements very quickly become very personalised. "

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" I hope nobody in England is afraid of the SNP - there is absolutely no need to be. "

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

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

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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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" I think you should always aim for more. "

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" Poverty is on the increase - due to welfare cuts - and demand for food banks has rocketed. "

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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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" I drove my mum and dad mad. "

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" We already know that social security is more affordable in Scotland than it is in the rest of the U.K. - spending on social protection takes up a smaller share of our economic output and our tax revenues than is the case in the U.K. as a whole. "

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" Glasgow is a great city. "

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" 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. "

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

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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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Working Together

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

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