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I have more in common with a three-toed sloth or a one-eyed pterodactyl or a Kalamata olive than I have with Winston Churchill.

~Boris Johnson

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The Italians, who used to be a great motor-manufacturing power, have been absolutely destroyed by the euro - as was intended by the Germans.

~Boris Johnson

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This is an absolute turning point in the story of our country because I think if we go on with being enmeshed in the E.U., it will continue to erode our democracy. That is something that worries me.

~Boris Johnson

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I've done eight years as mayor of London. I enjoyed it hugely; it was a massive privilege.

~Boris Johnson

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I used to get very, very frustrated by people being told what to do by nanny in Brussels. And I remember once I rang the official who was actually responsible for banning the prawn-cocktail-flavoured crisp, which I think contained a dye called Arithrazine or something like that.

~Boris Johnson

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We cannot turn our backs on Europe. We are part of Europe.

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I believe we now have a glorious opportunity: we can pass our laws and set our taxes entirely according to the needs of the U.K. economy.

~Boris Johnson

Topics: According Believe Economy Entirely Glorious Laws Needs Now Opportunity Our Pass Set Taxes I Believe

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We can find our voice in the world again: a voice that is commensurate with the fifth-biggest economy on Earth.

~Boris Johnson

Topics: Again Earth Economy Find Our Voice World

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My point was very simple, and it was that it is absolutely absurd for the United States of America to continue to urge us further down the line towards a federal superstate when the U.S. has not even signed up to the U.N. Convention on Human Rights.

~Boris Johnson

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We were told by President Obama that in respect of international trade, we would have to get to the back of the queue - not a position that America normally requires the United Kingdom to be in when it comes to other matters, such as the Iraq War.

~Boris Johnson

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: June 19th, 1964

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