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The challenges facing Britain required not just a cool head, but a heart burning with the desire for change - not business as usual but a bold vision. — Michael Gove

I believed and hoped that we would be able to secure a deal with Europe which would enable us to amend free movement. — Michael Gove

I will lay out my plan for the United Kingdom which I hope can provide unity and change. — Michael Gove

I am on the side of the people. — Michael Gove

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

I put my country and my principles first. — Michael Gove

There wasn't a Scottish nationalist MP elected at any general election when we were outside the E.U. — Michael Gove

I want people to be the authors of their own life story. — Michael Gove

There are great things that Britain can do in the future as a progressive beacon. By voting Leave, we have that opportunity. — Michael Gove

Michael Gove is the right leader for the country. — Dominic Raab

The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility. — Michael Gove

I will do everything that is required in order to bring immigration down to a level that is manageable, that the public believe is right. — Michael Gove

What I think is wrong is spending Â£9m of taxpayers' money on one particular piece of one-sided propaganda. — Michael Gove

[Michael] Gove will be the underdog fighting for the underdog in this leadership race. — Dominic Raab

I prefer to take the view of businesspeople who are actually generating jobs and creating wealth. — Michael Gove

I am delighted by the support I have received from colleagues. It reflects the optimistic message that I've been putting forward. — Michael Gove

It is a belief in human potential that has guided me through my time in Government. — Michael Gove

You come home to find your 17-year-old daughter engrossed in a book. Which would delight you more - if it were 'Twilight' or 'Middlemarch?' — Michael Gove

I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so. — Michael Gove

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

There are huge challenges ahead for this country but also huge opportunities. We can make this country stronger and fairer. — Michael Gove

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

We have, in the E.U., a market rigged in favour of the rich and stacked against the poor, and I think that's wrong. — Michael Gove

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

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

I don't think there will be a recession as a result of a vote to leave. — Michael Gove

I think the principal purpose of education is to allow each of us, when we become adults, to shape our own future. — Michael Gove

Too many people go to university. — Michael Gove

I am in favour of migration; I simply want to control the numbers. — Michael Gove

Many more schools can be outstanding. — Michael Gove

Adopting means opening your home, and heart, to a life you've never known. But there is nothing as richly rewarding as being an adoptive parent. — Michael Gove

I think that Michael [Gove] felt things had changed. — Dominic Raab

Government has got to invest more money in our NHS. The people who work in it are heroic. They do an amazing job. — Michael Gove

A lot of schools benefit from parents who are first- or second-generation immigrants, who expect the best for their children. — Michael Gove

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

The free market is not a god; we have to do everything we can to make the market competitive. — Michael Gove

There are economic risks if we leave, economic risks if we remain. — Michael Gove

It was a tough choice [of PM]. I voted for a Scotsman. — Michael Gove

My father had a fishing business in Aberdeen destroyed by the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy, the European Union. — Michael Gove

I believed we needed someone who would be able to build a team, lead and unite. I hoped that person would be Boris Johnson. — Michael Gove

I just think it is entirely normal for the United Kingdom to be an independent nation state. — Michael Gove

I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris [Johnson] cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead. — Michael Gove

Life would have been easier for me if I had taken the path of least resistance. — Michael Gove

Proper history teaching is being crushed under the weight of play-based pedagogy which infantilises children, teachers and our culture. — Michael Gove

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

The majority people in this country are suffering because of our membership of the E.U. — Michael Gove

I absolutely haven't set out to burnish a reputation as a macho figure by picking fights. — Michael Gove

The British people rejected politics as usual and government as usual. They want and need a new approach to running this country. — Michael Gove

I see education in the U.K. as a civil rights struggle. — Michael Gove

One of the things I know about the European Union is that the European Union can destroy jobs. — Michael Gove

For a few spotty years, I was that tragic geek — 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

No one fights with more principle and passion than Michael Gove. — Dominic Raab

If you vote to leave the E.U ... we will have additional flexibility to help industries who really need it. — Michael Gove

It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning. — 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

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

I was very lucky in that I had a couple of teachers who were particularly supportive. — Michael Gove

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

Anyone who's working in manufacturing here should know they will have increased opportunities if we leave the European Union. — Michael Gove

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

If we are to make the most of the opportunities ahead we need a bold break with the past. — Michael Gove

I wanted to put the national interest before my personal interests. — Michael Gove

What's a fact is that we give more than Â£350 million to the European Union and hand over control of that money to the European Union every week. — Michael Gove

I have a brother-in-law who lives in Spain. — Michael Gove

Ed Balls keeps saying that we are committed to scrapping the EMA. I have never said this. We won't. — Michael Gove

I don't think I'm a revolutionary, and I'd certainly be an unlikely one. — Michael Gove

One of reasons I was able to go to university was because of the sacrifices my family made. — Michael Gove

I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals. — Michael Gove

People should vote for democracy, and Britain should vote for hope. — Michael Gove

If I'm the British prime minister I won't be dictated to on the timetable or the manner of the negotiations. — Michael Gove

I want there to be an open and positive debate about the path the country will now take. Whatever the verdict of that debate I will respect it. — Michael Gove

If we leave the European Union, yes there will be bumps in the road, inevitably, but we will be in a better position to deal with them. — Michael Gove

Whatever else I know, I know that if you invest love and care in any individual you can help them to make a difference, to write their own life story. — Michael Gove

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

I will put my heart and soul into making sure that the care your son or daughter or mum or dad receives is the same I would want for my own family. — Michael Gove

I want people to concentrate not on my job but on their jobs. — Michael Gove

One of the problems we have is children are not in school long enough in the day and during the year. — Michael Gove

I will take all the steps necessary to give the NHS at least another Â£100million per week by 2020. — Michael Gove

Our security and sovereignty stand together. — Michael Gove

Teachers themselves know if there's a colleague who can't keep control or keep the interest of their class, it affects the whole school. — Michael Gove

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. — Nicky Morgan

In order to be able to reduce migration we need to be outside the European Union. — Michael Gove

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools. — Michael Gove

I believe that there are better opportunities to keep people safe if we are outside the European Union. — Michael Gove

Whether we vote to leave or remain, there are risks to our future; there are challenges in the global economy. — Michael Gove

Turkey will "inevitably" join the EU in our lifetime unless we vote to leave. — Michael Gove

Jamie Dimon and J.P. Morgan are contributing millions to the Remain campaign because they do very nicely, thank you, out of the E.U. — Michael Gove

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

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

The British prime minister will want to have a strong and positive relationship with European leaders always. — Michael Gove

I felt we needed someone to lead this country who believed heart and soul in leaving the European Union. — Michael Gove

Boris Johnson is a man of great attributes and great qualities. — Michael Gove

Good schools should be left alone. — Michael Gove

Scottish nationalism has grown since we entered the European Union. — 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

I'm not interested in defending the position of those who already have money, power and privilege. — Michael Gove

I will do exactly as the Prime Minister asks me. — Michael Gove

When we vote to leave, I think a majority of people in Scotland will also vote to leave as well. — Michael Gove

Our most important public service will always be the NHS. And I want to say something clear and unambiguous about the future of the health service. — Michael Gove