George Osborne Quotes
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There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.
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They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself.
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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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Did I want Britain to remain in the E.U.? Yes. Did I fear the consequences if we quit? Yes. Did I argue passionately for that during the referendum? Absolutely I did.
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I think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach.
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Politics as a parent is fairly demanding; if your parent is in politics, it's fairly demanding, so I make no excuses about taking two weeks off.
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Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.
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Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook.
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I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
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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've always thought that good politics follows from good economics and good policies.
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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.
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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 the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.
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In football, as in politics, resilience pays off.
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It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills.
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We are not quitters. Britain has always gone out there; we have probably been more influential than any other country in shaping our world and the way it has thought about itself, the way we interact as nations.
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We have accepted there is a big role for government to create a framework where businesses can grow in all parts of the country.
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To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible.
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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.