The Scottish Government's international development work began in 2005 with a £3 million budget focused solely on Malawi, reflecting the historic links between our two countries.
I bow to no one in my ambition to see Glasgow be as successful as it possibly can be.
For parents - women in particular - good quality, affordable childcare is vital.
Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin, we all - all of these things were invented in Scotland.
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.
As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days.
Social media is natural to me, and it's a very immediate way of saying something. It's the way politics are done these days. In modern politics, you can't ignore that even if you wanted to. I can't imagine doing politics without it.
Polls can change; people's opinions can change. Voting intentions can change, and I think it would be a silly leader, a silly political party, that would assume that we have it sewn up.
I'm not going to do anything that heralds in a Tory government.
Instead of an end to austerity, Labour has made clear that it wants to impose more austerity cuts.
Equality and prosperity shouldn't be seen as enemies of each other, but as partners. One reinforces the other.
I worry about the direction of the U.K. and U.K. politics and governance in the event of a Brexit.
The fact is that co-operation between independent countries - to our mutual advantage - is the way of the modern world.
People don't want to go back to the days, pre-referendum, when the Westminster establishment sidelined and ignored Scotland. They want Scotland's voice to be heard.
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.
Since I became First Minister, I have made clear my priority to alleviate poverty and tackle inequality in Scotland. Ensuring that everyone can do better in life will not only make Scotland fairer, but it will also make it a more prosperous place.
Tax credits are designed to help people who work hard but who, through no fault of their own, don't earn enough to keep their families out of poverty.
One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renewal of Trident.
Clearly, any issues about breaching of expenses rules should be properly investigated.
London has a centrifugal pull on talent, investment and business from the rest of Europe and the world. That brings benefits to the broader U.K. economy.
