"I consider myself a selfie specialist."
"I'm not going to do anything that heralds in a Tory government."
"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."
"There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician."
"I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook."
"I think you should always aim for more."
"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."
"I drove my mum and dad mad."
"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."
"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."
"One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident."
"Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on!"
"The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people."
"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."
"I and Alex Salmond are not in competition - we are on the same side; we are on the same team, working together."
"Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a government down."
"A minority government can't govern without support from other parties."
"As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days."
"I'm a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny."
"Haggis is delicious. It is wonderful. It's spicy, it's tasty, and you get vegetarian haggis as well."
"One thing we've learned is that there's not anything that Nigel Farage won't blame on foreigners."
"Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for."
"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."
"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."
"Men - the colour of their tie is the most difficult decision they have to make every day."