34 Quotes by Sam Gyimah

The astonishing thing for me is that I had a career before politics and I never thought about my colour.

Nothing of substance is being achieved or even proposed, while the country remains trapped in the Kafka-esque misery that Brexit has become.

I was born in the UK and brought up by my single mother in Ghana, where being black was unexceptional. As an adult, I learnt to succeed in white Britain, going from a state sixth form, to Oxford university, to a well-paid job in the City, to becoming the first black Conservative MP to attend the cabinet.

That's my upbringing. Try, if it doesn't work out, try again. It was the same thing with Parliament.

Universities have a big role to play... making it very clear to their counterparts, their networks, that the U.K. is not walking away from the world. We still value multilateral cooperation, we still see the EU as a significant partner.

Parliament is relentless, it never stops.

As a black member of parliament and minister for nearly a decade, I was determined not to be defined by my race. I didn't want to be 'the black politician', when being black is just a part of who I am.

My job is to help parents give their children the best start in life.

Everyone who's rational should have an interest in science. The future of our planet depends on our understanding of science... It's something I value immensely.