We all say in our own lives that money isn't everything. Love matters, friendships matter. My relationship with my kids matters. It shouldn't be a giant leap to take that thought and introduce it into political dialogue David Cameron More Quotes by David Cameron More Quotes From David Cameron I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the perfect democracy. We're never going to create some ideal society. We are simply there for our own national security. David Cameron perfect trying thinking Press freedom does not mean that the press should be above the law. While it's vital that a free press can tell truth to power, it is equally important that those in power can tell truth to the press. David Cameron important law mean 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. David Cameron chinese world needs 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. David Cameron hype errors cutting We will reflect the country we aspire to govern, and the sound of modern Britain's is a complex harmony, not a male voice choir. David Cameron voice sound country My question right now would be to Colonel Gaddafi, which is: 'What on earth do you think you are doing? Stop it.' David Cameron earth would-be thinking More of the same will just produce more of the same - less competitiveness, less growth, fewer jobs. David Cameron produce growth jobs We can't afford to waste time going slow on changing our party so now is not the time to put our foot on the brake. Now is the time to press on the accelerator. David Cameron waste party feet 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 country people thinking You do not have to be an economist to know that putting up the cost of employing someone is a pretty barking thing to do when you're trying to get out of a recession. David Cameron economist cost trying On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have. David Cameron issues hands people I think the prospect of bringing back grammar schools has always been wrong and I've never supported it. And I don't think any Conservative government would have done it. David Cameron government school thinking Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything. For example, it is neither right nor necessary to claim that the integrity of the single market, or full membership of the European Union requires the working hours of British hospital doctors to be set in Brussels irrespective of the views of British parliamentarians and practitioners. David Cameron doctors integrity country 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 plague phenomenon regulation 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. David Cameron long country people The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of a bloc. David Cameron rigidity speed able Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp. David Cameron flow prison people There are some people who seem to think that the way you reduce the cost of living in this country is for the state to spend more and more taxpayers' money. It is as if somehow you measure the compassion of the government by the amount of other people's money it can spend. David Cameron compassion country thinking 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 life country years We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work. David Cameron billions welfare pounds
