“My political awakening, if I can be as grand as to call it that, was a...” — Nicola Sturgeon Quote

“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 some romantic, patriotic vision of Scotland going back to what it had been 300 years previously.”

“Most politicians come into politics because they want to make a difference; we just have different ideas how to do it.”

“The debate around the ageing population should, in my view, focus much more on how we grow the active, working population.”

“It is a law in the universe that a wave of spiritual awakening is always followed by a period of doubting materialism, each phase is necessary in order that the spirit may receive equal development of heart and intellect without being carried too far in either direction.”

“'The Awakening' is meant to be listened to in its entirety. Every song ultimately explores a character dealing with life, making mistakes, fighting, trying. But we also live in a singles-type world, and it works on that level, too.”