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The reason I entered politics was a belief that the people of this country - having achieved so much that was good and noble in our past - had the potential to do amazing things in the future.
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It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning.
Michael Gove
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Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children.
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I hope that in the days to come, I'll be able to convince my colleagues that I should be one of the candidates that Conservative party members can choose from.
Michael Gove -
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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Adopting means opening your home, and heart, to a life you've never known. But there is nothing as richly rewarding as being an adoptive parent.
Michael Gove -
I'll negotiate with toughness, and with great attention to detail to get the best possible deal for Britain. It's only when we are outside the European Union that we can at last bring those numbers of migrants under control in the way that the public want.
Michael Gove -
I have a different starting premise from those 100 academics who are so heavily invested in the regime of low expectations and narrow horizons which they have created.
Michael Gove
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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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As long as there are people in education making excuses for failure, cursing future generations with a culture of low expectations, denying children access to the best that has been thought and written, because Nemo and the Mister Men are more relevant, the battle needs to be joined.
Michael Gove -
One of reasons I was able to go to university was because of the sacrifices my family made.
Michael Gove -
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.
Michael Gove -
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.
Michael Gove -
Because my parents took a risk on me not knowing a thing about me.They believed that in everyone there is potential - that by believing in someone, loving them, nurturing them, you can bring out that potential.
Michael Gove
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Our most important public service will always be the NHS. And I want to say something clear and unambiguous about the future of the health service.
Michael Gove -
I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.
Michael Gove -
I will put my heart and soul into making sure that the care your son or daughter or mum or dad receives is the same I would want for my own family.
Michael Gove -
I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals.
Michael Gove -
Teachers themselves know if there's a colleague who can't keep control or keep the interest of their class, it affects the whole school.
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Many more schools can be outstanding.
Michael Gove
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The first four months of my life were spent in care, before I was adopted by my wonderful parents - my mum and dad - Ernie and Christine. They went on to adopt my sister, who is profoundly deaf, and invested both of us with a love and support that informs everything I do today.
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One of the problems we have is children are not in school long enough in the day and during the year.
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Turkey will "inevitably" join the EU in our lifetime unless we vote to leave.
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I am delighted by the support I have received from colleagues. It reflects the optimistic message that I've been putting forward.
Michael Gove