Michael Gove Quotes
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I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.
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The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility.
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I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so.
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The big shift in approach on education that we are taking - which is different from what happened before - is that we trust teachers and we trust heads.
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The challenges facing Britain required not just a cool head, but a heart burning with the desire for change - not business as usual but a bold vision.
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A coalition with Tories and Liberal Democrats together is a golden opportunity to create the sort of planning reform that means not only can we have more environmentally sensitive planning, but we can have more homes and more schools.
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The British people voted for change.They sent us a clear instruction that they want Britain to leave the European Union and end the supremacy of EU law.
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I will lay out my plan for the United Kingdom, which I hope can provide unity and change.
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The British people rejected politics as usual and government as usual. They want and need a new approach to running this country.
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Government has got to invest more money in our NHS. The people who work in it are heroic. They do an amazing job.
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In particular, I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future.
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Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life.
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One of the problems we've had is that the ICT curriculum in the past has been written for a subject that is changing all the time. I think that what we should have is computer science in the future - and how it fits in to the curriculum is something we need to be talking to scientists, to experts in coding and to young people about.
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I think that the people of Great Britain have had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms saying - from organisations with acronyms - saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong, because these people - these people - are the same ones who got consistently wrong.
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There are huge challenges ahead for this country but also huge opportunities. We can make this country stronger and fairer.
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It is a belief in human potential that has guided me through my time in Government.
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Why ... do the myths of America the Hateful take such powerful hold? Because anti-Americanism provides a useful emotional function which goes beyond logic and reaches deep into the darker recesses of the European soul. In centuries past those on the Left who wished to personalise their hatred of capitalism, who sought to make it emotionally resonant by fastening an envious political passion on to a blameless scapegoat people, embraced anti-Semitism. It was the socialism of fools. Which is what anti-Americanism is now.
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Whatever else I know, I know that if you invest love and care in any individual you can help them to make a difference, to write their own life story.
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For a few spotty years, I was that tragic geek
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The promise to leave the European Union, end the supremacy of EU law and take back control of our democracy. With my leadership, it will be delivered.
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I will do everything that is required in order to bring immigration down to a level that is manageable, that the public believe is right.
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I felt we needed someone to lead this country who believed heart and soul in leaving the European Union.
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We have a unique chance to heal divisions, give everyone a stake in the future and set an example as the most creative, innovative and progressive country in the world.
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Boris Johnson is a man of great attributes and great qualities.