My mum wanted me to be a doctor like my dad, and at 7, I really wanted to be a politician, and I managed in my mind to combine the two. — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
It's not something that defines me. I'm not a half-Indian politician or a doctor politician or a gay politician for that matter... it is part of my character, I suppose. — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who want to retain the Eighth Amendment - I don't agree with that view myself - there are… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
Whatever happens with Brexit, what I am absolutely convinced will not happen is that free movement of individuals, free movement of people, will not… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
If Britain doesn't stay in the Single Market or Customs Union, we are very much in favor of a free trade agreement between the U.K. and Europe. We don't want Britain to be punished for its decision to leave, and it is not in our interests for Britain to be punished because we may be the ones who lose out… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share
I don't see myself in politics at 51. I definitely want to do something else. — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
Politicians should trust people with the truth. Very often, we don't do that. — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
Often, the people who speak loudest about republican values are the least when it comes to honouring them. — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
People travel overseas to do things overseas that aren't legal in Ireland all the time. You know, are we going to stop people going… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
What are these better deals the U.K. really wants from Europe and other countries? Some more clarity would be helpful. — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
The traditional divide between left and right, capital and labor, small state and big state, high taxes and low taxes doesn't define politics in… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
