I am the granddaughter of an English woman. I love England and her people and, regardless of politics, consider you to be family... and always will.

I hope Donald Trump doesn't become president of the United States and I expect the people of the United States will have the good sense not to elect him.

I should say that being independent in the modern model means independent in a very interdependent world. An independent Scotland is not apart from the rest of the United Kingdom.

Scotland's voice has to be heard

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 human beings are bargaining chips.

So after a lovely family Xmas day, this 80s teen is off to bed feeling a bit sad, but listening to this masterpiece [George Michael: I can't make you love me].

This is just too awful. Such an amazing talent [like George Michael] gone too soon. Wham was part of the soundtrack to my teenage years.

Sad to hear that George Michael has died.He was an exceptional artist and a strong supporter of LGBT and workers' rights.

Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other.

True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off.

My pledge to you is that the SNP will put women and gender equality right at the heart of the Westminster agenda.

Failure usually works for me in the end.

There is an art of reading, an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

Don't be fooled by your emptiness, there's so much more room for happiness.

The world is only as fair as you can make it. Takes a lot of fight. A lot of fight. But if you stay in here, in your little cave, that's one less fighter on the side of fair.

A dairymaid can milk cows to the glory of God

There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.

The press today is full of people who are not qualified and not trying very hard to be good reporters.

Sutton's dead. Tell no one. Keep playing along... or you're next.

I'm so grateful to grab hold of something that wants to be a play. It doesn't happen very often. I don't have unwritten plays waiting for their turn.

No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.