101 Interesting Quotes By David Cameron
I've said I'll stand for a full second term, but I think after that it will be time for new leadership. Terms are like Shredded Wheat - two are wonderful but three might just be too many.
My fear is turnout. I think a lot of people might think: 'Well, in the end, it's the rational thing to stay, but I'll let other people make that choice for me.' Don't. This is very close, no doubt about it.
We are the reformers. Reform ends if we leave, not just for us but also our friends in Europe who want our voice heard in Europe.
I think the country requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the country to its next destination.
I will do everything I can in future to help this great country succeed.
I love cooking; it's a very good way to get your mind off things.
I believe in the family. I believe in marriage, and I think it's such a great institution. I think men should be able to marry each other, and women should be able to marry each other.
I went to a very posh school, I had a very privileged upbringing with parents who were incredibly loving and brilliant. I've never tried to hide that; I'm not going to change my accent or talk in a different way.
The best route out of poverty, to avoid food bank usage, is to make sure more people get a job.
I have a very clear view, which is that if you disagree with the policies of Israel, fine, say so, but that is never a reason to take that out on Jewish communities.
I would be heartbroken if I ever thought that people in the Jewish community thought that Britain was no longer a safe place for them.
Terms are like shredded wheat - two are wonderful, but three might just be too many.
I am a very instinctive Conservative. I have created a welfare system where it pays to work. I have created independent schools within the state sector bringing excellence to children wherever they are.
If you lose control of your debt and deficit, you get massive cuts in things such as health and education. You get appalling insecurity, jobs lost, firms going overseas.
I'm a simple small 'c' conservative who believes in public service, serving others, and doing a good job for my country.
You have to be ready for anything. It's a good reminder about democracy. Voters can tell you to carry on, or chuck you out. You've got to be ready for both.
Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything.
Britain is not in the single currency, and we're not going to be. But we all need the eurozone to have the right governance and structures to secure a successful currency for the long term.
I don't want to be Prime Minister of England, I want to be Prime Minister of the whole of the United Kingdom.
For me, and I suspect for lots of other people too, bad things actually sometimes make you think more about faith and the fact that you're not facing these things on your own.
If we are going to try to get across to the poorest people in the world that we care about their plight and we want them to join one world with the rest of us, we have got to make promises and keep promises.
There's another way we are getting behind business - by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now it's time for you to repay the favour and start lending to Britain's small businesses.
We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports. There are big changes we need in the world.
At a time when we're having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we should strain every sinew to cut error, waste and fraud.
But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able to work, and people who choose not to work: you cannot go on claiming welfare like you are now.
If you can work and if you're offered a job and you don't take it, you cannot continue to claim benefits. It will be extremely tough.
It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit and transform our economy.
The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country.
I was the future once.
I do think 'Gogglebox' is extraordinarily insightful, and I think if politicians want to understand how we are viewed at home, it's quite recommended viewing.
