George Osborne Quotes
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I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.
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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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You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
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Brexit is for the richest in our country: they can afford recessions.
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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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It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills.
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You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.
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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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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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To all companies large and small, I would say this: the British economy is fundamentally strong; we are highly competitive, and we are open for business.
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I've always thought that good politics follows from good economics and good policies.
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Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.
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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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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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To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible.
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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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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
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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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In football, as in politics, resilience pays off.
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I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.