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.

I am quite driven. I know what I think, and I know what I want to achieve, but I also hope that people who are asked to describe me would describe me as pretty down-to-earth, loyal, friendly. The more experience I have got in politics, I think the more I have allowed me to shine through.

Glasgow is a great city.

I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long.

The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history.

I bow to no one in my ambition to see Glasgow be as successful as it possibly can be.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.

The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds.

Mime is in our daily life and with little effort, we can all perfect the art form.

All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.