I am not by any means an ultra-eurosceptic. In some ways, I am a bit of a fan of the European Union. If we did not have one, we would invent something like it. Boris Johnson More Quotes by Boris Johnson More Quotes From Boris Johnson I want to offer particular congratulations to Andrea Leadsom on her stunning achievement. She is now well placed to win and replace the absurd gloom in some quarters with a positive, confident and optimistic approach, not just to Europe, but to government all round. Boris Johnson optimistic congratulations winning The volunteering spirit of Londoners is part of what makes this the best big city on earth. Boris Johnson volunteer cities earth London is the sporting capital of the world. I say to the Chinese and I say to the world, ping pong is coming home. Boris Johnson ping-pong chinese home I have come to the conclusion that Tony Blair has finally gone mad ... he made assertions that are so jaw-droppingly and breathtakingly at variance with reality that he surely needs professional psychiatric help. Boris Johnson mad reality needs I think it is going to be wonderful. I went to the Paralympics in Beijing and have seen how brilliant the sport is at first hand. People are going to love it. It is going to change people's attitudes to Paralympians and it is going to be a great show. Boris Johnson attitude sports thinking Can I say anything good about Ken Livingstone? A long time ago he did some good things, but I can't now remember what any of them were. Boris Johnson say-anything remember long We need to remember that we can't compete endlessly with other nations that set their income taxes substantially lower than ours. They will attract jobs, and investment. They may generate more tax - and they may even persuade their tennis champs to run that extra half yard Boris Johnson tennis running jobs When my father began his work in the 1970s it was a very different EU. I pay tribute to what he did. But it has now become a very different proposition: the United States of Europe. Boris Johnson united-states europe father It hasn't taken them long, they began by telling us they would have a positive and patriotic case and they're back to project fear within minutes. There they go again they have nothing positive to say. Boris Johnson patriotic taken long Do you seriously propose that they are going to be so insane as to allow tariffs to be imposed. The EU is, I'm afraid a job destroying engine. You can see it all across southern Europe, you can see it, alas, in our country. Boris Johnson europe jobs country The crucial thing is to look in an informed way at what's going on. Look at the way in which we are forced by our imbalanced system to push away people who might contribute mightily to the NHS. Boris Johnson nhs people looks [People] are woefully underestimating this country and what it can achieve. Boris Johnson underestimate country people I think it's absolutely amazing and how the Remain side have the cheek to come and tell us that we improve our security by staying in this organisation I do not understand. Boris Johnson organisation sides thinking Since January 1993 there have been 27 other countries not in the EU that have done better than the UK at exporting goods into the single market. Boris Johnson january done country I'm afraid Sadiq Khan is completely wrong. The European Court of Justice is the supreme legal authority in our country. Boris Johnson authority justice country As a Scot Gordon Brown will find it hard to convince people in England he should be prime minister. Boris Johnson prime england people I think the risks that people see of terrorism are incredibly important but we are very confident we have got the right people on it and the risks have been minimised. Boris Johnson risk people thinking Humanity would have plunged into a new dark age of absolutely frightening and appalling characteristics without Churchill. Boris Johnson humanity age dark I don't see how you can do a deal when you say you are going to be neutral or indifferent about the deal. Boris Johnson top-news One column a week was absorbing enough money to pay for what, five reporters ? the constant history of the Telegraph over the last 15 years has been cuts to editorial because the owners are insistent the company had to hit the profit target, And yet you've also got him sitting in the middle of your budget, this line item of £ 275,000 per year for one column a week. Boris Johnson top-news