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
I’ve always sort of thought that politics was a high and noble calling and a good thing to do. – Boris Johnson
London is a fantastic creator of jobs – but many of these jobs are going to people who don’t originate in this country. – Boris Johnson
What I worry about is that people are losing confidence, losing energy, losing enthusiasm, and there’s a real opportunity to get them into work. – Boris Johnson
If you turn a blind eye to fare evasion, if you accustom people to getting away with minor crime, you are making it more likely that they will go on to commit more serious crimes. That is why we have so much disorder in London. It is a disgrace. – Boris Johnson
There is absolutely no one, apart from yourself, who can prevent you, in the middle of the night, from sneaking down to tidy up the edges of that hunk of cheese at the back of the fridge. – Boris Johnson
Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything. – Boris Johnson
Most people would accept that people come to London from across the world, from all kinds of backgrounds, and are accepted here irrespective of their origins. – Boris Johnson
If I’d been on the Remain side I would have tried to have seen the best in Europe and tried to explain that. Instead, what they’ve done is endlessly try and talk up what they see as the weaknesses of Britain and they aren’t there. That’s a total mistake. – Boris Johnson
One thing you have got to do politically is to identify the ties that bind society together and try to strengthen them. – Boris Johnson
