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" Rather than standing back and being left behind, we must make the most of the opportunities that a growing China presents to us here in Britain. "
George Osborne
Back
Opportunities
Growing
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" Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas. "
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" Well can I just say unlike my predecessors, Conservative and Labour, I have set up an independent body that studies whether what I'm saying is true, whether I've met the targets that I set out. "
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" I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the 'Today' programme and item four on the news was: 'The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.' I lay there thinking that's interesting, then I realised it was me. "
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" The wish to pass something on to your children is about the most basic, human and natural aspiration there is. "
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" I think people who sit around and are always yearning for the next thing are not always the happiest people. "
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" I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. "
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" The message I would say to China is, 'Carry on with the reform; carry on with the change you are making.' "
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Say
Message
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" We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail. "
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Fail
Big
Think
" Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution. "
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People
Always
Done
" I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged. "
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Believe
Life
I Believe
" I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan. "
George Osborne
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Come
Urban
" If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth. "
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Spending
Will
Get
" The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast. "
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Been
World
" I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair. "
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Strong
Think
Sense
" It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress. "
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Political
Stress
Two
" In football, as in politics, resilience pays off. "
George Osborne
Football
Resilience
Politics
" There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank. "
George Osborne
Fear
Problem
Thanks
" We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it. "
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Spirit
Purpose
See
" ISIL are already using the Internet for hideous propaganda purposes - for radicalisation, for operational planning, too. "
George Osborne
Internet
Planning
Propaganda
" A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. "
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Society
Through
Basic
" The Office for Budget Responsibility correctly stay out of the political debate and do not assess the long-term costs and benefits of E.U. membership. "
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Stay
Debate
Responsibility
" 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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Trust
Politics
Done
" I want to see families with lower energy bills. "
George Osborne
Want
See
Families
" Even as China's growth slows, it will continue to be a powerhouse for the global economy. "
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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
Vote
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" I am a social liberal. "
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Am
Social
" I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment. "
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Commitment
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" Every day, I genuinely count my blessings. One of the greatest things in life is to do a job you really enjoy. "
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Day
You
" The biggest single thing that has lifted people out of poverty is free trade. "
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Poverty
Free
Trade