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Boris Johnson

Geburtstag: 19. Juni 1964

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ist ein britischer Publizist und Politiker der Conservative Party. Von 1999 bis Dezember 2005 war Johnson Herausgeber des konservativen Nachrichtenmagazins The Spectator. Seit 2015 vertritt er den Wahlkreis Uxbridge and South Ruislip im Westen Greater Londons im Unterhaus, dem er von 2001 bis 2008 bereits für Henley angehört hatte. Von Mai 2008 bis Mai 2016 war er Londoner Bürgermeister, von Juli 2016 bis Juli 2018 britischer Außenminister.

Johnson führte die Kampagne der Befürworter eines EU-Austritts des Vereinigten Königreichs vor dem Referendum am 23. Juni 2016 an und galt damals als einer der Favoriten für die Nachfolge des Premiers David Cameron.

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„The only thing they've got to do is clear the dead bodies away“

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— Boris Johnson
2017, Context: There's a group of UK business people, wonderful guys who want to invest in. The only thing they've got to do is clear the dead bodies away and then they'll be there. Theresa May faces calls to sack Boris Johnson over Libya comments https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/03/sirte-can-become-a-holiday-destination-if-it-clears-the-dead-bodies-says-johnson, in the Guardian; published October 4, 2017

„The problem is not that we were once in charge, but that we are not in charge any more… Consider Uganda, pearl of Africa, as an example of the British record. … the British planted coffee and cotton and tobacco, and they were broadly right… If left to their own devices, the natives would rely on nothing but the instant carbohydrate gratification of the plantain. You never saw a place so abounding in bananas: great green barrel-sized bunches, off to be turned into matooke. Though this dish (basically fried banana) was greatly relished by Idi Amin, the colonists correctly saw that the export market was limited… The best fate for Africa would be if the old colonial powers, or their citizens, scrambled once again in her direction; on the understanding that this time they will not be asked to feel guilty.“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2002, Discussing his views on Africans and "Instant Carbohydrate Gratification" The Spectator 2 February 2002

„I can't remember what my line on drugs is. What's my line on drugs?“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2005, "The Genelection Game", Sunday Mirror, 24 April 2005, p. 19. During the campaign trail of the 2005 general election.

„Chinese cultural influence is virtually nil, and unlikely to increase… Indeed, high Chinese culture and art are almost all imitative of western forms: Chinese concert pianists are technically brilliant, but brilliant at Schubert and Rachmaninov. Chinese ballerinas dance to the scores of Diaghilev. The number of Chinese Nobel prizes won on home turf is zero, although there are of course legions of bright Chinese trying to escape to Stanford and Caltech… It is hard to think of a single Chinese sport at the Olympics, compared with umpteen invented by Britain, including ping-pong, I’ll have you know, which originated at upper-class dinner tables and was first called whiff-whaff. The Chinese have a script so fiendishly complicated that they cannot produce a proper keyboard for it.“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2006, Have I Got Views for You, p277

„If we left the EU, we would end this sterile debate, and we would have to recognise that most of our problems are not caused by “Bwussels”, but by chronic British short-termism, inadequate management, sloth, low skills, a culture of easy gratification and underinvestment in both human and physical capital and infrastructure.“

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— Boris Johnson
2010s, 2013, Telegraph article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10052646/Quitting-the-EU-wont-solve-our-problems-says-Boris-Johnson.html (12 May 2013) Peking university, Beijing (14 October 2013) Joint speech to students http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/14/boris-johnson-charm-offensive-china

„I have not had an affair with Petronella. It is complete balderdash. It is an inverted pyramid of piffle. It is all completely untrue and ludicrous conjecture. I am amazed people can write this drivel.“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2004, Simon Walters, "Boris, Petsy and a 'pyramid of piffle'", Mail on Sunday, 7 November 2004, p. 7. Denying accusations of his having an affair with Petronella Wyatt.

„We have a new team ready to go in to City Hall. Where there have been mistakes we will rectify them. Where there are achievements we will build on them.“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)

„Not even Mr Blair has been able to erode the unions conviction that we all have a “right” to a minimum wage… Both the minimum wage and the Social Charter would palpably destroy jobs.“

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— Boris Johnson, Lend Me Your Ears
2000s, 2003, Lend Me Your Ears, p387

„I advise you all very strongly - go for a run, get some exercise, and have a beautiful day.“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2004, Valentine Low, "Shiver me timbers Boris", Evening Standard, 15 November 2004, p. 3. Cornered by reporters asking about his affair after a morning run.

„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.“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2004, "Face it: it's all your own fat fault", Daily Telegraph, 27 May 2004, p. 24. On the dangers of obesity.

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„My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.“

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— Boris Johnson
2000s, 2004, "You ask the questions", The Independent, 17 June 2004, p. 7. Asked "Admit it: you want to become prime minister, don't you?" by Amanda Findlay of Bolton.

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„The only thing they've got to do is clear the dead bodies away“

„I can't remember what my line on drugs is. What's my line on drugs?“

„I have not had an affair with Petronella. It is complete balderdash. It is an inverted pyramid of piffle. It is all completely untrue and ludicrous conjecture. I am amazed people can write this drivel.“

„We have a new team ready to go in to City Hall. Where there have been mistakes we will rectify them. Where there are achievements we will build on them.“

„Not even Mr Blair has been able to erode the unions conviction that we all have a “right” to a minimum wage… Both the minimum wage and the Social Charter would palpably destroy jobs.“

„I advise you all very strongly - go for a run, get some exercise, and have a beautiful day.“

„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.“

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„Look the point is … er, what is the point? It is a tough job but somebody has got to do it.“

„I’m very attracted to it. I may be diverting from Tory party policy here, but I don’t care.“

„It was a stellar performance. I may as well give up now and make way for an older man.“

„Try as I might, I could not look at an overhead projection of a growth profit matrix, and stay conscious.“

„What we hate, what we fear, is being ignored.“

„My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.“

„Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Etiam egestas wisi a erat. Morbi imperdiet, mauris ac auctor dictum.“

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