Top 80 David Cameron Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “We cannot go on as we are with 2.6 million people on incapacity benefit, 500,000 of them are under 35. Are we really saying there are half a million people in this country under 35 who are simply too ill to work? I don’t think that’s right.”

— David Cameron

52. “Mrs Cameron keeps a rather better weekend diary than I do.”

— David Cameron

53. “I like democracy. I like to be able to throw out my political leaders when they get things wrong, and we don’t get to do that with Brussels.”

— David Cameron

54. “We have put our country on solid ground, but let me tell you: The next five years are much, much more important. The next five years are about turning the good news in our economy into a good life for you and your family.”

— David Cameron

55. “Complex rules restricting our labour markets are not some naturally occurring phenomenon. Just as excessive regulation is not some external plague that’s been visited on our businesses.”

— David Cameron

56. “There is such a thing as society. It’s just not the same thing as the state.”

— David Cameron

57. “Britain could make her own way in the world, outside the EU, if we chose to do so. So could any other Member State. But the question we will have to ask ourselves is this: is that the very best future for our country? We will have to weigh carefully where our true national interest lies.”

— David Cameron

58. “Today the main, over-riding purpose of the European Union is different: not to win peace, but to secure prosperity.”

— David Cameron

59. “My question right now would be to Colonel Gaddafi, which is: ‘What on earth do you think you are doing? Stop it.’”

— David Cameron

60. “I’ve always said, not giving too much away, I’m a believer in having all your stars on the pitch...”

— David Cameron

61. “I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world face.”

— David Cameron

62. “When people’s love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change.”

— David Cameron

63. “I’ll be explaining that Britain will be leaving the European Union, but I want that process to be as constructive as possible. And I hope the outcome can be as constructive as possible because of course while we’re leaving the European Union, we mustn’t be turning our backs on Europe.”

— David Cameron

64. “The murders in Paris are sickening, we stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press.”

— David Cameron

65. “You’ve taxed too much, borrowed too much and are a roadblock to reform.”

— David Cameron

66. “Some members, like Britain and France, are ready, willing and able to take action in Libya or Mali. Others are uncomfortable with the use of military force. Let’s welcome that diversity, instead of trying to snuff it out.”

— David Cameron

67. “Whatever new arrangements are enacted for the Eurozone, they must work fairly for those inside it and out.”

— David Cameron

68. “The European Union that emerges from the Eurozone crisis is going to be a very different body. It will be transformed perhaps beyond recognition by the measures needed to save the Eurozone.”

— David Cameron

69. “People are crying out for a Conservative Party that is decent, reasonable, common sense and in it for the long term of this country.”

— David Cameron

70. “I am just not a great fan of the Piers Morgan format. I would rather do something a bit more substantial.”

— David Cameron

71. “Look at me and think of Schwarzenegger.”

— David Cameron

72. “It is national parliaments, which are, and will remain, the true source of real democratic legitimacy and accountability in the EU.”

— David Cameron

73. “All those countries who keep their aid promises should be proud of what they’ve done.”

— David Cameron

74. “Normally when people say they haven’t decided, they’re being polite but they’re definitely not voting for you. I think it’s different this time. People are thinking hard about the issues.”

— David Cameron

75. “Britain is characterised not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness. We have always been a country that reaches out. That turns its face to the world...”

— David Cameron

76. “I think it will help people have a better work-life balance, that’s really important – that’s the centre ground for me, it’s the issues people care about in their lives.”

— David Cameron

77. “Since 2004, Britain has been the destination for 1 in 5 of all inward investments into Europe. And being part of the Single Market has been key to that success.”

— David Cameron

78. “Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.”

— David Cameron

79. “You can be walking down the street for a chat, but until you’ve got the selfie out of the way, people aren’t ready to talk.”

— David Cameron

80. “It’s time to place the market within a moral framework – even if that means standing up to companies who make life harder for parents and families.”

— David Cameron

81. “I think it was right to remove Saddam Hussein. I think it was the right decision then and I still think it was right now.”

— David Cameron

82. “The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of a bloc.”

— David Cameron

83. “Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp.”

— David Cameron

84. “Strong views exist on both sides but I believe MPs voting for gay people being able to marry too, is a step forward for our country.”

— David Cameron

85. “I am not a British isolationist. I don’t just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too.”

— David Cameron

86. “We need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. There is not, in my view, a single European demos.”

— David Cameron