The beauty and riddle in studying the motives of any politician is in trying to decide what is idealism and what is self-interest, and often we are left to conclude that the answer is a mixture of the two. Boris Johnson answerbeautyconclude share on social
It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it. Boris Johnson britishcynicalday Change image and share on social
My speaking style was criticised by no less an authority than Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was a low moment, my friends, to have my rhetorical skills denounced by a monosyllabic Austrian cyborg. Boris Johnson arnoldaustrianauthority Change image and share on social
I'm not one of those people who believes in going endlessly around finger wagging and ticking people off for occasional colourful use of language. Boris Johnson believecolourfulendlessly Change image and share on social
It just happens I write fast and always have done. Boris Johnson fastwrite Change image and share on social
I'd like thousands of schools as good as the one I went to, Eton. Boris Johnson etongoodschool Change image and share on social
I love swimming in rivers, and well remember once jumping in at Chiswick. Boris Johnson chiswickjumplove Change image and share on social
It's not reasonable for companies that have chief executives and board members who are paid very considerable sums to subsidise low pay through in-work benefits. Boris Johnson benefitboardchief Change image and share on social
Obama's extraordinary political skills suggest he is more than capable of rising above any personal historical grudges he may have inherited. Boris Johnson capableextraordinarygrudge Change image and share on social
I'm not particularly politically correct, so I tend to reflect what I think are the terrible realities of life, which I think are, generally speaking, conservative. Boris Johnson conservativecorrectgenerally Change image and share on social
