Quotes from Michael Gove

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

There are economic risks if we leave, economic risks if we remain.

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

Well I've been crystal clear that we should not have schools which are set up by extremists whether they're Christian fundamentalists, Islamic fundamentalists or any other sort of outrageous and beyond the pale organization.

The reason why I'm in Parliament is not really to see my colleagues win power; it is to see us at last in a position where we can give it up.

It is vital that teachers can be paid more without having to leave the classroom. This will be particularly important to schools in the most disadvantaged areas as it will empower them to attract and recruit the best teachers.

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

People should vote for democracy, and Britain should vote for hope.

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

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

I think, instead of the pessimism of the Remain campaign, we have an opportunity to think of the next generation. If we have faith in their talent, in their generosity, in their hard work, we can, if we leave the E.U., ensure the next generation makes this country once more truly great.

It's critical that children spend time before they arrive in school in a warm, attractive and inclusive environment, where they can learn through play, master social skills and prepare for formal schooling.

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

Boris Johnson is a man of great attributes and great qualities.

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?'

The reason I entered politics was a belief that the people of this country - having achieved so much that was good and noble in our past - had the potential to do amazing things in the future.

When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support to help ensure good discipline and a reformed Ofsted.

I hope that in the days to come, I'll be able to convince my colleagues that I should be one of the candidates that Conservative party members can choose from.

The common fisheries policy essentially gave other European Union nations unfettered access to our fish stocks and - I would hope - that if we leave the European Union, we can once more see the ports of Peterborough and Fraserhead and Grimsby flourishing, because we will take back control of our territorial waters.

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

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

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

I recognise that fishing is perhaps not the most high-employment industry in this country, but it's a symbol of what we lost when we entered the E.U.: control over national resources that, if we retained them, we could have husbanded in our interest and, indeed, in the interest of others.

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