Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
My early years as a political activist were dominated by the poll tax. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.' — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I'm a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Most politicians come into politics because they want to make a difference; we just have different ideas how to do it. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Any politician or campaigner trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public won't get very far. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Polls can change; people's opinions can change. Voting intentions can change, and I think it would be a silly leader, a silly… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
My political awakening, if I can be as grand as to call it that, was all about what was happening around me.… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I hope Donald Trump doesn't become president of the United States and I expect the people of the United States will have… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
Maybe its time for politicians to fight back a little bit in terms of this notion that politicians are all in it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I am quite driven. I know what I think, and I know what I want to achieve, but I also hope that… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
My political awakening, if I can be as grand as to call it that, was all about what was happening around me. It wasn't… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep the country… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.' — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
I was fascinated, long before I joined the SNP, in the world around me; current affairs really interested me. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
I think it is disgraceful. I think it is completely disgusting that you've got a candidate for prime minster who seems to think that… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
I was studious and bookish. Not just as a child but also as a teenager. I took myself too seriously. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
There can be no greater privilege in life than to be chosen to lead your country. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share
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 Copy Share
If something can be proven to work, we should try it... Making sure that our young folk get the best education is the only… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share