George Osborne Quotes

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George Osborne

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 23, 1971

I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.

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I will listen to any argument put to me.

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If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government.

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I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system.

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Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.

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The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.

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It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit.

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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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If we leave the European Union it's a risk to our economy - it's a risk to pensioners, it's a risk to homeowners, it's a risk to people in work.

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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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I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure.

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What's important is that, come the general election, people think the right things of you. They think that you've got the right values and the right policies. And that you're the right kind of person to lead the country.

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I think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach.

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I want to see families with lower energy bills.

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I think its important, particularly when you've got young children, to spend some time with them.

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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.

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In football, as in politics, resilience pays off.

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I first started going to Chelsea games in the mid-Nineties when I lived off the North End Road, ten minutes' walk from Stamford Bridge.

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One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams.

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I want London to be the global sporting capital.

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