Top 113 Quotes & Sayings by Nicky Morgan - Page 2

As chair of the Treasury Select Committee I hear time and time again just how important E.U. citizens are to the financial services sector. It is also apparent just how critical they are for our NHS too.

I believe that all parts of our nation and everyone within it need to be brought together and treated as a whole, with no one left behind.

With Brexit, and I think the extraordinary strain it's put on our constitution and our representative democracy, I do sometimes feel like I'm in the middle of the 17th Century, when you are standing up for the rights of Parliament.

Sadly, Isis are extremely intolerant of homosexuality.

Watching talented colleagues walking away from the Cabinet table is never easy.

We need to encourage girls, while they are at school, to know that no career path is closed to them, and to take pride in having ambitions.

One of the roles of the Treasury committee is to look under the bonnet of the financial services sector to shine a light on any of its shortcomings.

I don't want my son to grow up in a Britain that puts a limit on his ambition; I want him to be free to join thousands of British students, studying at colleges and universities in Germany, France and the rest of Europe.

You should never hold back in giving your opinion - it's important to always stand up for what you believe in and not just agree with those around you.

At school, girls sometimes find it hard to speak up.

Accountability and value for money for taxpayers must be at the heart of how the BBC is funded.

Young people can sometimes use language either thoughtlessly or deliberately, particularly around the use of the word 'gay.'

As the world around us changes, our laws must change too.

For a young person who is perhaps thinking about coming out or is unsure of their sexuality - being called names is something that will mean that they won't want to go to school.

The risk of reputational damage, causing good female talent to decline to work for a firm based on its disclosure, is the strongest reason for firms to address their gender pay gap.

I'm a one-nation Conservative and that means exactly what it says on the tin.

When evaluating the suitability of a woman for a role, or using certain language in job advertisements, biases can creep in.

Democracy is a precious thing and the rights of parliament are a precious thing.

We have seen at first hand that upholding the Good Friday Agreement while also avoiding a hard border in Ireland is the key to unblocking the Brexit logjam.

All over the country, thousands of schools and teachers are working incredibly hard, day in day out, to eliminate homophobia, and we are committed to helping them.

I was a candidate in Loughborough in the 2005 election. I had a good result against the sitting Labour MP but not enough to unseat him.

One of the most depressing aspects of the whole Brexit debate has been the rush to instant judgment about the motives of MPs and others and the readiness to accuse others of treachery or betrayal.

It is well known that men will apply for a job they are half qualified for, but women do not apply unless they meet every requirement. We want to see girls have equal levels of confidence and take the necessary leaps and risks.

There will always be people who try to deter you or crush your confidence but don't let them knock you back. Focus on gaining the support of the people you respect.

Shining a light on issues like the gender pay gap and whether firms are imposing and meeting targets is how diversity gets pushed up the priority lists of boards. Greater transparency allows for more effective scrutiny.

We hear some people talk about the nanny state and, actually, we don't want to be telling people how to bring up their children, or how to be parents.

Leaving the E.U. with no deal means Britain would default to World Trade Organisation rules with our biggest trading partner.

Inevitably, the role of being a backbench Member of Parliament is completely different from being a minister bound by collective responsibility.

I don't think many women would disagree that it's a good thing that under E.U. law a British woman who becomes pregnant while working in Europe can't be discriminated against.

I would argue that in terms of our country's international profile, Brexit is just as significant a development as any military engagement.

Conservative politics are about pragmatism, realism and stability.

Visiting schools, I'm lucky enough to see the impact that education has in transforming young lives.

I have learned as I've grown up that it's too easy to worry that others are looking at you, or judging you, but most of the time they are just getting on with their own lives.

Lord Ashcroft's 2005 report 'Smell the Coffee' made uncomfortable reading for the Conservatives.

One person's rebel is another person's freedom fighter, isn't it?

The reason I love my job as education secretary is that it's all about the future. Everything I and my department do is about investing in the next generation, helping them to build on our generation's success, learn from our mistakes and giving them the tools to build a more successful and prosperous country.

We've been clear that schools shouldn't just tackle direct homophobic bullying, but also the use of phrases like 'that's so gay' to mean rubbish or bad, because we know the devastating impact they can have on young people's self-esteem.

Democratic debate must never end.

One of the golden rules of politics is that if your opponent is attacking you personally then they are rattled.

We must ensure that girls do not close off career paths by limiting the subjects that they study - this is why continuing to study science, technology, engineering, and maths is so important.

I have concluded unequivocally that the right person is Michael Gove and I am delighted to be endorsing his candidacy.

Let's be honest, the fact that Michael [Gove] announced very late in the process this morning that he was going to put his name forward, showed how much he had wrestled with this.

I didn't think I was the right person to do that job but I do think Michael Gove is and that's why I'm backing him.

It has become clear just how divided our nation is - between young and old, north and south and those with different education and work backgrounds. So it is clear to me that the next leader of the Conservative Party must be someone who can unite the country.

I think honestly that Michael [Gove] came to this decision[Prime Minister candidate] very late, that he needed to step up.

I think it's too soon. We are less than 24 hours since the polls closed, it's too soon to speculate. There's all sorts of names, I'm sure, around.

There is definitely a mood in the party for making sure that two cabinet heavyweights we have got, who come from different traditions, different sides of the EU referendum campaign, Theresa May and Michael Gove - it would be right to put them to the party in the country.

Of course now we know that couldn't be further from the truth, that the subjects that keep young people's options open and unlock doors to all sorts of careers are the Stem subjects.

I have said before I think it would be really good to have a woman in the final two but that's a matter for the parliamentary party.

And it's a question of who the parliamentary party thinks is the right person to lead - not just in terms of the negotiations but also the wider 'one nation' agenda that we set out in our manifesto last year and that we were elected on.

What is good is the fact that we've got a broad selection of candidates [for Prime Minister]... to choose from, representing a diverse set of backgrounds, a diverse set of perspectives.

It is equally important that we now secure the right deal for Britain - and the next leader must have the skill and credibility to put together the right team to renegotiate our exit from and future relationship with Europe and explain the final terms to the British people.

I think this is what we must not lose sight of, present a confident, positive and optimistic platform for our country's future in which this Party appeals to the centre ground of British politics.