Scotland cannot be the only 'something for nothing' country in the world.

The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?

If I have learned one thing in life, it is never to take any man's own estimate of himself. He could very well be mistaken.

My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the best for my family. It is not a contest between the two.

Scotland cannot be the only 'something for nothing' country in the world.

It's true across the U.K. that those who had least to do with causing the economic crisis are carrying the heaviest burden. That's unacceptable.

I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.