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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/i-have-said-repeatedly-i-do-want-to-take-longer-to-eliminate-the/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

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## More by Nicola Sturgeon

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/for-the-scottish-government-the-practice-of-having-meetings-in/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/voting-labour-in-the-past-hasn-t-protected-scotland-against-tory/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [Glasgow is a great city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/glasgow-is-a-great-city/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/my-political-awakening-if-i-can-be-as-grand-as-to-call-it-that-was/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [Vote SNP for a party that always stands up for Scotland, that is stronger for Scotland, and a government that will keep the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/vote-snp-for-a-party-that-always-stands-up-for-scotland-that-is/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/one-of-the-attributes-glasgow-is-best-known-for-all-over-the-world-is/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [Talent is really important in politics, but experience is also really important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/talent-is-really-important-in-politics-but-experience-is-also-really/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [There was nothing in my childhood that said, 'She's going to be first minister of the country one day.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/there-was-nothing-in-my-childhood-that-said-she-s-going-to-be-first/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/do-i-look-like-one-of-the-most-dangerous-women-in-britain-come-on/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [I was fascinated, long before I joined the SNP, in the world around me; current affairs really interested me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/i-was-fascinated-long-before-i-joined-the-snp-in-the-world-around-me/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/i-think-it-is-disgraceful-i-think-it-is-completely-disgusting-that/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [I was studious and bookish. Not just as a child but also as a teenager. I took myself too seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/i-was-studious-and-bookish-not-just-as-a-child-but-also-as-a-teenager/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [There can be no greater privilege in life than to be chosen to lead your country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/there-can-be-no-greater-privilege-in-life-than-to-be-chosen-to-lead/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/it-is-one-of-the-little-known-facts-about-modern-scottish-politics/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

> [If something can be proven to work, we should try it... Making sure that our young folk get the best education is the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-sturgeon/if-something-can-be-proven-to-work-we-should-try-it-making-sure-that/)

[Nicola Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-sturgeon/)

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