George Osborne Quotes
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We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail.
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The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.
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People should know this of me: I will do what is required to keep our country safe and secure because, in the end, that is what people's livelihoods and jobs rely on.
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I believe in public services.
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I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.
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I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.
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Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas.
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I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure.
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Many retailers have complained bitterly to me about the complexity of the Carbon Reduction Commitment. It's not a commitment; it's a tax.
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Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.
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Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.
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I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.
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It's in our interests that the euro is a successful, strong currency.
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Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.
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Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.
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Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
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It's difficult to see how Syria can have any long-term future with Assad there as president. Many people would never return to that country if that were the case.
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Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution.
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It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress.
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I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
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I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.
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It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills.
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The Internet has made us richer, freer, connected and informed in ways its founders could not have dreamt of. It has also become a vector of attack, espionage, crime and harm.
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I think Britain can be one of the great success stories of the 21st century - we've got the talent, the drive, the connections around the world. But if we vote to Leave, then we lose control. We lose control of our economy, and if you lose control of your economy you lose control of everything. That's not a price worth paying.