Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" You really have to try hard to create space and, at least for a time, stop the political world from rushing in. The important thing is to remain sane. "
George Osborne
You
Stop
Time
Related Quotes:
" Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world. "
George Osborne
Divine
Countries
World
" There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic. "
George Osborne
Costs
Realistic
Without
" Britain needs a tough, strong financial conduct regulator. "
George Osborne
Tough
Strong
Needs
" They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself. "
George Osborne
Young
Day
Guy
" A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. "
George Osborne
Society
Through
Basic
" Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics. "
George Osborne
Exercise
Never
Budget
" I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment. "
George Osborne
Marriage
Commitment
Believe
" 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. "
George Osborne
Conservative
Body
True
" The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on. "
George Osborne
Work
Party
People
" We should be doing more business with China. We should be better connected to the Chinese economy. "
George Osborne
Connected
More
Better
" Many retailers have complained bitterly to me about the complexity of the Carbon Reduction Commitment. It's not a commitment; it's a tax. "
George Osborne
Tax
Me
Complexity
" It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills. "
George Osborne
Who
First
Protected
" 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. "
George Osborne
People
Always
Done
" The former pension minister, the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb said I was trying to abolish the lump sum. Instead, we are going to keep the lump sum and abolish the Liberal Democrats. "
George Osborne
Trying
Said
Liberal
" If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth. "
George Osborne
Spending
Will
Get
" I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. "
George Osborne
God
Daily
Need
" 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. "
George Osborne
You
Vote
Great
" We are very supportive of the economic reforms that the Chinese government have talked about. "
George Osborne
Supportive
Government
Economic
" 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
" If the E.U. allows itself to be priced out of the world economy, the next generation will not get jobs, living standards will decline, and the Union will lose the popular consent of the people of Europe. "
George Osborne
People
Generation
Living
" If the country's poorer, it's got less money. "
George Osborne
Got
Money
Country
" Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure. "
George Osborne
People
Savings
Well
" For families flying out of the U.K. for a winter getaway, airports should be the ideal place to pick up a bargain. "
George Osborne
Ideal
Winter
Place
" We are absolutely going to have to provide fiscal security to people; in other words, we are going to have to show the country and the world that the country can live within its means. "
George Osborne
Words
Security
World
" We are not quitters. Britain has always gone out there; we have probably been more influential than any other country in shaping our world and the way it has thought about itself, the way we interact as nations. "
George Osborne
Always
World
Way
" I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated. "
George Osborne
Want
Centre
Financial
" I'm a very happy, content member of David Cameron's team. I fought very hard to get my friend elected as leader of the Conservative party, then elected as the prime minister of this country, and I'm very happy being part of that team that is bringing change to this country. "
George Osborne
Happy
Team
Leader
" No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K. "
George Osborne
Buts
Will
Share
" Britain can choose, as others are, short term fixes and more stimulus. Or we can lead the world with long-term solutions to long-term problems. "
George Osborne
Others
World
Short
" Politics as a parent is fairly demanding; if your parent is in politics, it's fairly demanding, so I make no excuses about taking two weeks off. "
George Osborne
Parent
Off
Politics