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" Life would have been easier for me if I had taken the path of least resistance. "
Michael Gove
Life
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" I want people to be the authors of their own life story. "
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" I think the people in this country have had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong. "
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" I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals. "
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" The ability to choose who governs us, and the freedom to change laws we do not like, were secured for us in the past by radicals and liberals who took power from unaccountable elites and placed it in the hands of the people. "
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" It's critical that children spend time before they arrive in school in a warm, attractive and inclusive environment, where they can learn through play, master social skills and prepare for formal schooling. "
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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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" I think, instead of the pessimism of the Remain campaign, we have an opportunity to think of the next generation. If we have faith in their talent, in their generosity, in their hard work, we can, if we leave the E.U., ensure the next generation makes this country once more truly great. "
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" I put my country and my principles first. "
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" I'm not asking the public to trust me; I'm asking the public to trust themselves. "
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" 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.' "
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" It's the invincible arrogance of Europe's elites that gets me. These are people who have seen the euro collapse. These are people who are presiding over a migration crisis on their borders, and yet do they ever acknowledge that they need to change? No. They say they need more integration, more of our money, more control over this country. "
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" My parents adopted me, and then, by the age of four or five, I was asking all sorts of questions, and they found themselves with a son who was interested in the sorts of things that they valued but weren't natural to them. "
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" People should vote for democracy, and Britain should vote for hope. "
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" You wouldn't tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre, or a underperforming midwife at your child's birth. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming teachers in the classroom? "
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" What I think is wrong is spending £9m of taxpayers' money on one particular piece of one-sided propaganda. "
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" I found reading Alan Bennett striking because you have this sudden flash of recognition when you read about a boy who has intellectual interests utterly different from his parents. "
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" Ed Balls keeps saying that we are committed to scrapping the EMA. I have never said this. We won't. "
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" The people I admire most are those doing outstanding things for the poorest children, such as Michael Wilshaw at Mossbourne academy, Dan Moynihan and all those at the Harris academies, and those at chains such as Ark and the Haberdashers, who are driving up standards in the poorest areas. "
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" Don't belittle the hurt that has been caused by the job-destroying machine that is the European Union. "
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" The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing. "
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" Anyone who's working in manufacturing here should know they will have increased opportunities if we leave the European Union. "
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" I believed and hoped that we would be able to secure a deal with Europe which would enable us to amend free movement. "
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" I know myself, from my own background, the E.U. depresses employment and destroys jobs. My father had a business destroyed by the common fisheries policy. "
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" My judgment about what is right for this country will always guide me. "
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" I believe that there are better opportunities to keep people safe if we are outside the European Union. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" You know you don't see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don't believe that teachers and head teachers should. It's within their rights, it's a civil right, but I think it is wrong in terms of the reputation of the profession. "
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" It's often the case that successful people invite criticism. "
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