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.
— Nicola Sturgeon
Ed Balls has made it crystal clear that, left to its own devices, a Labour government would simply carry on with the same budget policies as the Tories.
Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other.
Twitter's probably my bad habit.
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.
Haggis is delicious. It is wonderful. It's spicy, it's tasty, and you get vegetarian haggis as well.
A minority government can't govern without support from other parties.
I've never had a voice coach, but I am about to name drop horrendously here: I did once get some advice on how to project my voice from Sean Connery, which was lovely. It's all about where you breathe. That's my claim to fame.
One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident.
I drove my mum and dad mad.
I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook.
I'm not going to do anything that heralds in a Tory government.
Tax credits are designed to help people who work hard but who, through no fault of their own, don't earn enough to keep their families out of poverty.
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.
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.
Men - the colour of their tie is the most difficult decision they have to make every day.
Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for.
I'm a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny.
Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a government down.
The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people.
What a war in Iraq will not do is bring about peace in the Middle East or end the injustices that feed resentment and breed terrorists.
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.
There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician.
I consider myself a selfie specialist.
Poverty is on the increase - due to welfare cuts - and demand for food banks has rocketed.
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.
I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative care.
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.
One thing we've learned is that there's not anything that Nigel Farage won't blame on foreigners.
As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days.
I and Alex Salmond are not in competition - we are on the same side; we are on the same team, working together.
Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on!
There is nothing in your background that inherently holds you back or means you can't achieve what others can achieve. You are the master of your own fate, and if you work hard, you can do what you want.
I think you should always aim for more.
As a young woman in politics, with few women around, you start to subconsciously behave like men in politics. That comes across as quite hard, tough and humorless, but you're trying to be taken seriously.
