Boris Johnson nejznámější citáty
„Novináři ještě nikdo nikdy žádnou sochu nepostavil.“
jako jeden z důvodů, proč vstoupil do politiky
Zdroj: [Londýn vybírá mezi dvěma excentriky, ihned.cz, 2008-05-02, 2015-05-20, http://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-24447310-londyn-vybira-mezi-dvema-excentriky]
Zdroj: https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/zahranicni/online-valka-na-ukrajine-nejnovejsi-zpravy-idnes-cz.B1007797#on-line-select
Boris Johnson: Citáty anglicky
“The only thing they've got to do is clear the dead bodies away”
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
2017
Kontext: 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.
“I'm backing David Cameron's campaign out of pure, cynical self-interest.”
"Conference Diary", The Independent, 5 October 2005, p. 7.
On The 2005 Conservative Leadership Contest.
2000s, 2005
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
“As snow-jobs go, this beats the Himalayas.”
"The BBC was doing its job - bring back Gilligan", Daily Telegraph, 29 January 2004, p. 21.
Reaction to the Hutton Report.
2000s, 2004
in his first meeting with the press during visit by US Secretary of state John Kerry in July 2016 "Theresa May dodges question about Boris Johnson's use of racial slurs" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/pmqs-theresa-may-boris-johnson-racist-slur-picanninies-party-kenyan-obama-dodges-question-uk-foreign-a7146126.html, Independent (July 20, 2016); "Kerry poker-faced as press takes Johnson to task for 'outright lies'" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politics/boris-johnson-john-kerry-presser/index.html, CNN (July 20, 2016)
2010s, 2016
"What's so funny about the Passion?", Daily Telegraph, 4 March 2004, p. 24.
2000s, 2004
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
“Not only did I want Bush to win, but we threw the entire weight of The Spectator behind him.”
Have I Got Views for You, p272
2000s, 2006
The Spectator 15 April 2000
2000s, 2000
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.
2000s, 2004
"A wise guy playing the fool to win", Sunday Times, 16 July 2000, p. 17.
While at the Daily Telegraph, explaining why his work was usually late.
2000s, 2000
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
"No one obeys the speed limit except a motorised rickshaw", Daily Telegraph, 12 July 2001, p. 27.
2000s, 2001
" Trust me, being sacked isn't all bad http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/12/02/do0202.xml", Daily Telegraph, 2 December 2004, p. 26.
On being sacked from the Tory front bench.
2000s, 2004
“Tremendous, little short of superb. On cracking form.”
David Charter, Joanna Bale, "Tories suggest door will open for Boris Johnson to return", The Times, 15 November 2004, p. 7.
Asked how he was feeling after being sacked as Shadow Arts Minister for having misled Michael Howard.
2000s, 2004
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
2010s, 2013
"What has the BBC come to? Toilets, that's what", Daily Telegraph, 14 March 2002, p. 29.
2000s, 2002
Daily Telegraph 26 February 2004
2000s, 2004
“Look, I wouldn't trust Harriet Harman's political judgement.”
" BBC News Video Interview http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7378792.stm", BBC News, 2nd May 2008
When told the Harriet Harman (Labour Politician) thought he had won the election for London Mayor.
2008
“What we hate, what we fear, is being ignored.”
On the fears of MPs.
Zdroj: "Labour's cleaning up on the council tax", 21 April 2005, p. 24.
"Blair dead in the water? No such luck", Daily Telegraph, 29 April 2004, p. 24.
On Tony Blair.
2000s, 2004
Interviewed on Desert Island Discs http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00935b6, first broadcast on 30 October 2005, about his early journalistic career working for The Times and then as Brussels correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. In fact, rather than failing to beat another trainee to win a permanent position, he was sacked for falsifying a quotation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6901161.stm.
2000s, 2005
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)
Daily Telegraph 21 July 2005
2000s, 2005
