Top 203 Quotes & Sayings by George Osborne
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British politician George Osborne.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.
I'm not going out to parties every night.
The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.
I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.
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.
The biggest single thing that has lifted people out of poverty is free trade.
I believe in public services.
I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.
I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.
You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.
I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
The Conservative Party mustn't sound like the old man on the park bench who says things were better in 1985, or 1955, or 1855.
In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.
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.
I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.
Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right.
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.
I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.
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.
You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
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.
The Conservative party absolutely must not allow itself to be shut out of parts of the north of England.
If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.
We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it.
I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.
Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.
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.
I will listen to any argument put to me.
Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.
Autism is a very serious condition.
I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.
The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.
Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook.
Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.
Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.
I want to see genuine talent rewarded.
Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.
Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.
If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again.
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.
I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.
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.
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.
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.
It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch.
I get a lot of letters from people.
I think people who sit around and are always yearning for the next thing are not always the happiest people.
I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money.
Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.
Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.
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.
Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.
The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.
Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas.
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.
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.
Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
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