Michael Gove Quotes

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Michael Gove

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 26, 1967

I think it's time that we said to people who are incapable of acknowledging that they've ever got anything wrong: 'I'm sorry, you've had your day.' Unelected, unaccountable elites, I'm afraid it's time to say, 'You're fired. We are going to take back control.'

Michael Gove

The next leader of this country needs to be someone who believes heart and soul that Britain should be outside the European Union.

Michael Gove

We have the opportunity not just to choose our job or profession, but also to choose the sort of life we want to live and the imprint we will leave on others.

Michael Gove

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.

Michael Gove

I'm one of many who have seen their parents and their friends lose their jobs, lose their income, lose their livelihood because of the European Union.

Michael Gove

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

Michael Gove

I can't influence how other parties choose to vote.

Michael Gove

My judgment about what is right for this country will always guide me.

Michael Gove

Barack Obama would never accept a court in Mexico decreeing what the law in the United States would be.

Michael Gove

One of the reasons why Australia and Canada have support for migration is because they control the numbers.

Michael Gove

I'm not asking the public to trust me; I'm asking the public to trust themselves.

Michael Gove

My sister and I know our lives could have been different - radically, unthinkably, irretrievably different - if we had not been adopted. We might have found ourselves in homes without love, stability or kindness. We might have found ourselves in care for much longer, without the secure attachment that being cradled in a mother's arms brings.

Michael Gove

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

Michael Gove

Hanging may seem barbarous, but the greater barbarity lies in the slow abandonment of our common law traditions.

Michael Gove

Don't belittle the hurt that has been caused by the job-destroying machine that is the European Union.

Michael Gove

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

Michael Gove

In this fallen world, I suspect we will never achieve perfection. But that won't stop me trying.

Michael Gove

It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.

Michael Gove

It is vital that teachers can be paid more without having to leave the classroom. This will be particularly important to schools in the most disadvantaged areas as it will empower them to attract and recruit the best teachers.

Michael Gove

Ever since going up to university, I have accumulated new debt, and new means of becoming indebted.

Michael Gove