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David Cameron

(1966) Politician

203 quotes in 1047 categories

A humanitarian convoy moves toward Gaza, a place described as a prison camp. Cameron stresses that societies are strongest when people make vows and support each other. He condemns terror attacks, backs press freedom, and says a referendum should settle the issue decisively. He also notes that public opinion can shift even before a government changes.

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David Cameron is a politician, best known for For the record.

Quick Facts About David Cameron

Born: October 9, 1966
Profession: Politician
Notable works: For the record
Spouse: Joanna Lee Dillon

About David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, is a British politician. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, leading the first coalition government since 1945 until 2015. He resigned after a referendum that supported the country leaving the European Union. Cameron later served as Foreign Secretary from 2023 to 2024 under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. He led the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010. He was MP for Witney from 2001 to 2016 and entered the House of Lords in November 2023. He describes himself as a one‑nation conservative with economically and socially liberal views. As of 2026, he is the most recent prime minister to complete a full term.

Quotes by David Cameron

I was the future once.

Future

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Look at me and think of Schwarzenegger.

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I am a country boy at heart.

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What you call austerity is what I might call efficiency.

Austerity

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Now I know which came first - the chicken not the egg.

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Because I'm a democrat! The will of the people is sovereign.

Democrat

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Every time I visit Iraq or Afghanistan I am blown away.

Afghanistan

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There should be no means of communication which we cannot read.

Communication

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No treaty should be ratified without consulting the British people in a referendum

British

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We must consider teaching the Egyptian revolution in schools.

Education

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There is not, in my view, a single European demos.

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I mean UKIP, I mean it's just a sort of, you know, bunch of fruitcakes and loonies and closet racists, basically.

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More of the same will just produce more of the same: less competitiveness, less growth, fewer jobs.

Competitiveness

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Edward Heath and Richard Nixon took personal awkwardness with each other to new and excruciating levels.

Awkwardness

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Just as I believe that Britain should want to remain in the EU so the EU should want us to stay.

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Since 2004, Britain has been the destination for 1 in 5 of all inward investments into Europe. And being part of the…

Britain

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We are the reformers. Reform ends if we leave, not just for us but also our friends in Europe who want our…

Europe

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It's time to place the market within a moral framework - even if that means standing up to companies who make life…

Company

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

Arrangements

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The saddest moment as Prime Minister is writing letters to families who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan or those who we…

Family

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I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution…

Alone

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There are some people who seem to think that the way you reduce the cost of living in this country is for…

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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…

Being polite

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I know that the United Kingdom is sometimes seen as an argumentative and rather strong-minded member of the family of European nations.…

Character

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One of the pleas you get when you're talking to the tourist industry or the energy industry or the whoever is, 'Please,…

Energy

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There's another way we are getting behind business - by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now it's time for…

Banks

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But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able…

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Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything. For example, it is neither right nor necessary to claim that…

British

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The next Prime Minister walking through that door will be me or Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, you can choose an economy…

Britain

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...if we all turned down the thermostat in our house by just one degree, we would save over £650 million worth of…

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It does make a broader point which is the fight against Islamist terror is not just one that we can wage by…

Border control

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Over the years, Britain has made her own, unique contribution to Europe. We have provided a haven to those fleeing tyranny and…

Britain

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I know the British people and they are not passengers - they are drivers.

British

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The best chapters in our economic history are those that embrace the many, not the few.

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All those countries who keep their aid promises should be proud of what they've done

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I love cooking; it's a very good way to get your mind off things.

Cooking

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The well of public opinion has been well and truly poisoned by the Iraq episode.

Arab spring

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Any government I lead will continue with the equality of gay and lesbian people.

Equality

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

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Government has the power to help improve well-being

Government

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David Cameron by topic

Europe (49) People (41) Country (30) Britain (25) Time (21) Unions (18) European union (17) Politics (16) World (14) Thinking (13) Economy (12) Life (11) Change (10) British (10)