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" I was encouraged to stand for Parliament by David Cameron, and he has given me the opportunity to serve in what I believe is a great, reforming government. I think he is an outstanding Prime Minister. "

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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

Language

" No-one is forced to stand for Parliament; no-one is compelled to become a minister. If you take on those roles, which are great privileges, you also take on big responsibilities. "

" One thing is undeniable. If we are going to continue to have support for migration, we need to be able to control the numbers. "

" 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. "

" I want people to be the authors of their own life story. "

" There wasn't a Scottish nationalist MP elected at any general election when we were outside the E.U. "

" I want people to concentrate not on my job but on their jobs. "

" At the moment, I'm afraid that the discipline system doesn't give teachers the support that they need. One thing that I've been struck by is that the number of violent assaults on teachers increased last year. We need to be clear that teachers have the power they need in order to impose discipline. "

" The free market is not a god; we have to do everything we can to make the market competitive. "

" Labor, under their current leadership, want to be the Downtown Abbey party when it comes to educational opportunity. They think working class children should stick to the station in life they were born into - they should be happy to be recognized for being good with their hands and not presume to get above themselves. "

" I am on the side of the people. "

Michael Gove

People

Side

" There is a slam-dunk case for extending foreign language teaching to children aged five. Just as some people have taken a perverse pride in not understanding mathematics, so we have taken a perverse pride in the fact that we do not speak foreign languages, and we just need to speak louder in English. "

" 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. "

" The decision to trigger Article 50 is in the hands of the next prime minister. If that is me, I will make a judgement as to when is right for Britain, and I won't be hurried or hassled by anyone into pressing that button or triggering that article until I believe it is right for this country. "

Michael Gove

Decision

Hands

" I was very lucky in that I had a couple of teachers who were particularly supportive. "

" Making promises and then saddling yourself with a political system and a political union that means that you cannot deliver those promises, I fear, doesn't contribute to an atmosphere of trust and confidence in politics. "

" The reason why I'm in Parliament is not really to see my colleagues win power; it is to see us at last in a position where we can give it up. "

" The people who are backing the Remain campaign are people who have done very well, thank you, out of the European Union. "

" I sometimes think that the In campaign appears to be operating to a script written by George R.R. Martin and Stephen King - Brexit would mean a combination of 'A Feast for Crows' and 'Misery.' "

" I absolutely think that David Cameron should stay, whatever the result of the referendum, and I hope that he will stay for the full second term which he was elected to serve. "

" I think the principal purpose of education is to allow each of us, when we become adults, to shape our own future. "

" Traditional Anglicans - whether in Nigeria or Nottingham - have been wary, at best, of the acceptance and welcome given to gay men and women and their sexual choices by secular society. "

" Our security and sovereignty stand together. "

" I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so. "

Michael Gove

Been

Think

" If you vote to leave the E.U.... we will have additional flexibility to help industries who really need it. "

" I see education in the U.K. as a civil rights struggle. "

" There are great things that Britain can do in the future as a progressive beacon. By voting Leave, we have that opportunity. "

" The First World War may have been a uniquely horrific war, but it was also plainly a just war. "

" Too many people go to university. "

Michael Gove

University

Too

" Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents. "