It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes.
NICOLA STURGEON I think it is important the communities are listened to and that their voice is heard, particularly ...
NICOLA STURGEON I worry about the direction of the U.K. and U.K. politics and governance in the event of a Brexit.
NICOLA STURGEON Most people would agree that the E.U. is too bureaucratic, not transparent or democratic enough and ...
NICOLA STURGEON If your pal or neighbour is in the SNP, you're more likely to listen to them than if you just tu...
NICOLA STURGEON I and Alex Salmond are not in competition - we are on the same side; we are on the same team, workin...
NICOLA STURGEON Since I became First Minister, I have made clear my priority to alleviate poverty and tackle inequal...
NICOLA STURGEON American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best perfo...
NICOLA STURGEON Scotland is not a region of the U.K.; Scotland is a nation, and if we cannot protect our interests w...
NICOLA STURGEON I think the first decision I took when I became a government minister was to reverse the planned clo...
NICOLA STURGEON I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends.
NICOLA STURGEON People in Scotland don't take too kindly to being lectured by a Tory Chancellor.
NICOLA STURGEON For parents - women in particular - good quality, affordable childcare is vital.
NICOLA STURGEON I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of onl...
NICOLA STURGEON As First Minister, I will always act in the best interests of the country. As party leader, I will a...
NICOLA STURGEON Let us put the normal divisions of politics aside. Let us come together as one country; let us seize...
NICOLA STURGEON It still annoys me when I read really derogatory things about how a woman looks because you would us...
NICOLA STURGEON My politics are wildly different from hers, but someone who has been good for women in politics, sta...
NICOLA STURGEON English businesses would face massive transaction costs if Scotland, their second biggest export mar...
NICOLA STURGEON Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish pr...
NICOLA STURGEON At these big set-piece events like the leaders' debates, that exterior of calm and serenity is n...
NICOLA STURGEON It would be a very serious mistake for the U.K. to vote to leave the European Union, and I think it ...
NICOLA STURGEON The total impact of the Tory/Liberal tax, welfare and public spending changes has hit the poorest 10...
NICOLA STURGEON The oil and gas sector in the North Sea does have a strong future if we do the right things now, but...
NICOLA STURGEON I am quite driven. I know what I think, and I know what I want to achieve, but I also hope that peop...
NICOLA STURGEON The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments.
NICOLA STURGEON If Scotland was independent, we'd be the 14th richest country in the developed world.
NICOLA STURGEON Of course, aid is only one small part of international development. Some of the greatest benefits to...
NICOLA STURGEON It's very much the currency of discourse on social media where political disagreements very quic...
NICOLA STURGEON As a young woman in politics, with few women around, you start to subconsciously behave like men in ...
NICOLA STURGEON Isn't it the case, ... that there were deep divisions inside the executive over the issue and rather...
NICOLA STURGEON I hope it doesn't cause any added distress to Robin Cook's family.
NICOLA STURGEON Political parties have to convince people that there is a real reason to vote and that will re-engag...
NICOLA STURGEON A good education is the most important gift we can give our young people.
NICOLA STURGEON I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative ...
NICOLA STURGEON One of the attributes Glasgow is best known for all over the world is the friendliness of her people...
NICOLA STURGEON I've had particularly unpleasant stuff, and it has been reported that I've had death threats...
NICOLA STURGEON I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long.
NICOLA STURGEON The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history.
NICOLA STURGEON Ed Balls has made it crystal clear that, left to its own devices, a Labour government would simply c...
NICOLA STURGEON Because of lower life expectancy in Scotland - something that we are working hard to improve - the a...
NICOLA STURGEON I've not had a deliberate image makeover.
NICOLA STURGEON Our opposition to Trident is very clear, very firm, very long-standing, very principled, and we woul...
NICOLA STURGEON Taxing people for having a spare bedroom and forcing them into rent arrears or the possibility of lo...
NICOLA STURGEON Many hard working people in low paid jobs get housing benefit.
NICOLA STURGEON It is clear that my predecessor as First Minister is frightening the life out of the Tories and the ...
NICOLA STURGEON If there is a 'Leave' vote in England and across the U.K. as a whole, then we see the reins ...
NICOLA STURGEON The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people.
NICOLA STURGEON I want there to be another independence referendum at some stage. I want Scotland to be independent,...
NICOLA STURGEON I think Scotland will become an independent country. I've always believed that. It means that if...
NICOLA STURGEON It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essenti...
NICOLA STURGEON Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin,...
NICOLA STURGEON An independent Scotland could afford pensions full stop - after all, it is our taxes and national in...
NICOLA STURGEON I've not hidden and I'll never hide the fact that I want Scotland to be an independent count...
NICOLA STURGEON Any politician or campaigner trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public won't get very ...
NICOLA STURGEON I stand here today as the first woman first minister of our country. Every day I hold this office, I...
NICOLA STURGEON The truth of the matter is that countries the world over have deficits. Let us remember this about S...
NICOLA STURGEON If you have a Tory government at Westminster that takes us out of Europe against our will, there may...
NICOLA STURGEON The U.K.'s debt belongs legally to Westminster, so Scotland, by definition, can't default on...
NICOLA STURGEON We've chosen to stay part of the Westminster system, but we don't want to be a forgotten, si...
NICOLA STURGEON Too often in the past, Scotland has been sidelined and ignored in the Westminster corridors of power...
NICOLA STURGEON My pledge to you is that the SNP will put women and gender equality right at the heart of the Westmi...
NICOLA STURGEON For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is we...
NICOLA STURGEON We already know that social security is more affordable in Scotland than it is in the rest of the U....
NICOLA STURGEON An independent Scotland - like all countries - will face challenges, and we will have our ups and do...
NICOLA STURGEON My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served b...
NICOLA STURGEON I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but......
NICOLA STURGEON I was studious and bookish. Not just as a child but also as a teenager. I took myself too seriously.
NICOLA STURGEON Some of the brightest and best women in our society are stifled in their ambitions.
NICOLA STURGEON Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for.
NICOLA STURGEON Trespass, the outdoor clothing company based in the South Side, is run by two of the nicest guys and...
NICOLA STURGEON Haggis is delicious. It is wonderful. It's spicy, it's tasty, and you get vegetarian haggis ...
NICOLA STURGEON I think the fact that people are even talking about the prospect of the Tories coming second is less...
NICOLA STURGEON I do not want to see, for any reason, the Tories resurgent in any way.
NICOLA STURGEON Not once in my life has the Tory Party come anywhere close to winning an election in Scotland, and y...
NICOLA STURGEON Voting Labour in the past hasn't protected Scotland against Tory governments.
NICOLA STURGEON Tory governments are bad for Scotland.
NICOLA STURGEON It's a classic Labour hype.
NICOLA STURGEON Why on earth do you carry a mirror around with you?”
“It's purely a defensive device. We s...
THEODORE STURGEON Ninety percent of everything is crap.
THEODORE STURGEON I find to my mixed astonishment that I do dream, but I didn't know it.
THEODORE STURGEON I quit my job, and went ashore to become a writer.
THEODORE STURGEON As far as hypnosis is concerned, I had a very serious problem when I was in my twenties. I encounter...
THEODORE STURGEON The story of my very first sale is the fact that I dreamed up a foolproof paper to cheat an insuranc...
THEODORE STURGEON I feel angry that I can't be hypnotized. I'm not putting it down, and I'm not saying tha...
THEODORE STURGEON He was one of the toughest pitchers we faced all year. He had heat and he threw a slider. The first ...
JACK STURGEON The patrists poison themselves. The matrists tend to decay, which is merely another kind of poison.
THEODORE STURGEON Inner space is so much more interesting, because outer space is so empty.
THEODORE STURGEON My wife is beginning to instruct me on means to retrieve dreams, and bit by bit, it does seem to be ...
THEODORE STURGEON I have lived most of my life with the conviction that I don't dream, because I never could retri...
THEODORE STURGEON The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five ...
THEODORE STURGEON It was a game not under the greatest conditions. It was not a day for pitchers with the wind. All th...
JACK STURGEON We stabilized there and showed some life. We didn't fold the tents. Offensively and defensively, we ...
JACK STURGEON We had already scored one run, and he scored three to break it open.
JACK STURGEON If it was close by, he was there.
JACK STURGEON Miracle: to love more with an irreparable heartache
NICOLA AN prom·ise (ˈpräməs) n. pl. - es. 1. The lie you want to keep. [2015, Whittier]
NICOLA YOON Women do not win formula one races, because they simply are not strong enough to resist the G-forces...
NICOLA FOULSTON Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic.
NICOLA ABBAGNANO Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, it's important to...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I'm like a 'comeback kid' - you can't keep me down for long!
NICOLA ADAMS The dark side of social media is that, within seconds, anything can be blown out of proportion and t...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I wouldn't call myself a feminist. I am just me. I like boxing and acting and doing my charity w...
NICOLA ADAMS To finally become world champion after losing out in three previous finals is very satisfying. It sh...
NICOLA ADAMS There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s...
NICOLA YOON Every time I get in the ring, I have to give 110 per cent because my opponents have nothing to lose ...
NICOLA ADAMS I want young people to be able to buy into what I design. When I was young, I wanted to buy designer...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I only went into a gym by accident. My mum couldn't get a babysitter and wanted to do aerobics, ...
NICOLA ADAMS Boxing is like chess. You encourage your opponent to make mistakes so you can capitalise on it. Peop...
NICOLA ADAMS I would be more wary of boxing a pretty boxer than I would one that looks like they have been bashed...
NICOLA ADAMS Nothing ever stops me smiling, apart from getting beat in the ring.
NICOLA ADAMS Spiders keep me awake at night. If I see one that's too big to get under a glass, there will be ...
NICOLA ADAMS Loving you feels like my commitment to eternity a long time ago
NICOLA AN To be alone was my best interest because needing myself was looking for you
NICOLA AN Maybe we are stars apart from each other, that there's an invisible line connecting us. I'd like to ...
NICOLA AN I hear them say "Why do I miss someone I haven't even met?"
How about not missing someone becau...
NICOLA AN Oh Love, whenever I hear your name, I hear the heartbeat of every lifetime all at once. I feel the h...
NICOLA AN You are a song I could listen to over and over again although I'm convinced it had played in my head...
NICOLA AN Life is a gift. Don't forget to live it.
NICOLA YOON We watch the way the water pulls back and turns over and beats against the sand, trying to wear the ...
NICOLA YOON I read once that, on average, we replace the majority of our cells every seven years. Even more amaz...
NICOLA YOON You're not living if you're not regretting.
NICOLA YOON Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything.
NICOLA YOON In my head I know I've been in love before, but it doesn't feel like it. Being in love with you is b...
NICOLA YOON Sometimes I reread my favorite books from back to front. I start with the last chapter and read back...
NICOLA YOON Spoiler alert: Love is worth everything. Everything.
NICOLA YOON Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.
NICOLA YOON We're pretty disappointed, but I told them that it's not the judge of the kind of men they are. I ca...
BRIAN NICOLA We want them all to go on, and realistically they all have a shot. They all want to be state-placers...
BRIAN NICOLA It's about time. I'm kind of numb. I'm just happy for the kids. We had five champions, and the senio...
BRIAN NICOLA We're just going to focus on wrestling instead of worrying about Marion-Franklin. We want to try and...
BRIAN NICOLA Everything's coming together and I'm pretty pleased. I don't honestly think I could break it all dow...
BRIAN NICOLA My muse is the digital world.
NICOLA FORMICHETTI Women boxers prefer to focus on the win rather than the bravado. We've come a long way. In the &...
NICOLA ADAMS I'm not an elitist. I hate the fashion industry sometimes because it becomes so focused on the e...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI Yes, I'm always keeping my eye on trends and designers. With certain favourites, I can tell you ...
NICOLA ADAMS All I want is to keep boxing for Great Britain and inspire others.
NICOLA ADAMS I have six brothers and one sister, and I was an ice hockey player when I was younger. I think my da...
NICOLA PELTZ No one's ever really cared about me being bisexual, and I only came out because I had always bee...
NICOLA ADAMS Thierry Mugler is about the power of glamour and walking straight into the future. He's been a g...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI I love meeting people, and I know it's so difficult for people to come up to me and introduce th...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI When I first moved to London for university, I was already a big fan of Diesel because, in the ninet...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI Anger is an unnecessary emotion. Loads of stuff in life can trigger it, but what matters is how you ...
NICOLA ADAMS If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually appreciate t...
NICOLA AN I went into boxing, and I'm bisexual, and I still achieved and performed at the highest level, a...
NICOLA ADAMS I have six brothers and one sister. I grew up playing ice hockey, a total tomboy, and that's wha...
NICOLA PELTZ A couple of weeks after the Olympics, I thought I'd pop down to my local supermarket and do some...
NICOLA ADAMS Just because you are joking, it does not always mean you are lying. And just because you are being s...
NICOLA PISTONE I like places where you can dance to crazy music, like Bedlam or Eastern Bloc in the East Village.
NICOLA FORMICHETTI With over 10 million inhabitants, Moscow is the largest city in the Russian Federation. Yet it does ...
NICOLA DUCKWORTH Muhammad Ali meant everything to me. He inspired me to box after watching re-runs of him winning a g...
NICOLA ADAMS For most immigrants, moving to the new country is an act of faith. Even if you've heard stories of s...
NICOLA YOON At the 2012 Olympics, there was a nutritionist in the food hall telling us, 'Eat that. And eat t...
NICOLA ADAMS I'm not just a reader or a writer; I inhale written words like they're my oxygen. It's not a hobby. ...
NICOLA HAKEN There's no denying it now. I'm in the world. And, too, the world is in me.
NICOLA YOON Hearts don’t break.
It’s just another thing the poets say.
Hearts are not made
Of...
NICOLA YOON Like petals what's beautiful is often delicate. Take care of the ones you love by not holding them t...
NICOLA AN Yay, science.
NICOLA YOON Observable Fact: I don’t believe in magic.
Observable Fact: We are magic.
NICOLA YOON A wounded heart that loves even more is immortal, it only survives and blooms time after time. If yo...
NICOLA AN When The Queen invited the Olympians to the Palace, I was first in line to speak to her. She said sh...
NICOLA ADAMS He says they're not his type, but I don't really get the concept of having a type. My type is girls....
NICOLA YOON I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama stuffed pumpkin.
NICOLA FORMICHETTI We did foil a trafficking case which was already in motion at the airport when we intercepted a grou...
NICOLA SIMMONDS When I started writing, I didn't have the common sense to use a pseudonym, so I write under my o...
NICOLA CORNICK My uniform is usually just comfortable clothing. Being a stylist, you spend most of the day at photo...
NICOLA FORMICHETTI If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually thought that...
NICOLA AN Stars are important," I say, laughing.

"Sure, but why not more poems about the sun? The s...
NICOLA YOON You were right when you said I was holding onto April's apron strings even though she was trying to ...
NICOLA SINCLAIR You spend so much time hating the fact that April behaves more like a mother than a sister, but you'...
NICOLA SINCLAIR Into all lives a little turbulence must fall
NICOLA YOON When I was young, I used to watch videos of Ali boxing, with my dad. It set me on the road. I wanted...
NICOLA ADAMS as•ymp•tote (ˈasəm(p)ˌtōt) n. pl. -s. 1. A wish that continually approaches but never achiev...
NICOLA YOON I've read many more books than you. It doesn't matter how many you've read. I've read more. Believe ...
NICOLA YOON You can do every goddamn thing right, and your life can still turn to shit.
NICOLA YOON Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you.
NICOLA YOON Olly: jesus. is there a girl on this planet who doesn't love mr.darcy
Madeline: All girls love ...
NICOLA YOON Love is worth everything, everything.
NICOLA YOON The trouble with getting your hopes too far up is: it's a long way down.
NICOLA YOON You can't predict the future. It turns out that you can't predict the past either. Time moves in bot...
NICOLA YOON The art of tea, whichever way you drink it, or whichever country you are from, has one underlining t...
NICOLA SALTER Sometimes your world shakes so hard, it's difficult to imagine that everyone else isn't feeling it t...
NICOLA YOON I can only say we were trying to do whatever we could to help Rachel's voice be heard, This is far t...
JAMES NICOLA We have asked ... if we can do the play next season.
JAMES NICOLA Late twenties, single, female. Do the math.
Flirty flings were fabulous until you hit the big t...
NICOLA MARSH You thought I didn’t notice the way you two looked at each other? I may be old but I’m not blind...
NICOLA MARSH All pomp and show.” Anjali’s glare at the house would’ve exploded bricks if she’d had superh...
NICOLA MARSH Ocean: The endless part of yourself you never knew but always suspected was there.
-Madeline (...
NICOLA YOON Maybe we can't predict everything, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going...
NICOLA YOON And she was really good at that: even since she was a little girl, she could eliminate the hours, kn...
NICOLA LECCA I've read many, many books involving heartache. Not one has ever described it as little. Soul-shatte...
NICOLA YOON Doomed love is a part of life.
NICOLA YOON I want to say something, not just something, but the perfect thing to comfort him, to make him forge...
NICOLA YOON Love is a terrible thing and its loss is even worse.
Love is a terrible thing and I want nothin...
NICOLA YOON There's more to life than being alive.
NICOLA YOON My heart is too bruised and I want to keep the pain as a reminder. I don't want sunlight on it. I do...
NICOLA YOON Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is ...
NICOLA YOON For the first time in a long time, I want more than I have.
NICOLA YOON Sometimes you do things for the right reasons and sometimes for the wrong ones and sometimes it’s ...
NICOLA YOON How can I live the rest of my life in this bubble now that I know all that I’m missing?
NICOLA YOON