197 Quotes by Nicola Sturgeon

Literally every time I'm on camera, as well as there being commentary on what I've said, there'll be commentary on what my hair looked like, what I wear. Often it's written in the most hideous and quite cruel way.

Polls can change; people's opinions can change. Voting intentions can change, and I think it would be a silly leader, a silly political party, that would assume that we have it sewn up.

I'm quite hypercritical of myself. It's a very Scottish thing, always thinking that you've got to be that bit better than everyone else to be good enough.

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.

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

Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep the country moving in the right direction.

I'm not a scientist. If there is a risk to our environment, there will be no fracking.

We've chosen to stay part of the Westminster system, but we don't want to be a forgotten, sidelined part of it.

My pledge to you is that the SNP will put women and gender equality right at the heart of the Westminster agenda.