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title: "Look the point is ... er, what is the point? It is a tough job but so… — Boris Johnson Quote #31 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "Look the point is ... er, what is the point? It is a tough job but somebody has got to do it. — a quote by Boris Johnson."
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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.

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## More from Boris Johnson

1. > He's lost the plot, people tell me. He's drifting rudderless in the wide Sargasso Sea of New Labour's ideological vacuum.

[Permalink to quote \#30](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/30/ "Permalink to quote 30")
2. > It was a stellar performance. I may as well give up now and make way for an older man.

[Permalink to quote \#32](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/32/ "Permalink to quote 32")
3. > If Amsterdam or Leningrad vie for the title of Venice of the North, then Venice - what compliment is high enough? Venice, with all her civilisation and ancient…

[Permalink to quote \#29](https://quotesby.net/Boris-Johnson/29/ "Permalink to quote 29")

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