Iain Duncan Smith

People work hard.

— Iain Duncan Smith

He's done more U-turns than a dodgy plumber.

— Iain Duncan Smith

There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'

— Iain Duncan Smith

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.

— Iain Duncan Smith

All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.

— Iain Duncan Smith

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

— Iain Duncan Smith

I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.

— Iain Duncan Smith

What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed.

— Iain Duncan Smith

I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'

— Iain Duncan Smith

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

— Iain Duncan Smith

I am not going to go round trying to make people say 'Wow!'... I'm not going to play Hollywood lookalikes.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.

— Iain Duncan Smith

All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out,…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough…

— Iain Duncan Smith

In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Gang members have invariably grown up in broken, chaotic homes, often experiencing domestic violence; they have truanted from school and many have…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market,…

— Iain Duncan Smith

We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of…

— Iain Duncan Smith

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things…

— Iain Duncan Smith

No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't…

— Iain Duncan Smith

I am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our European partners, which we will always be…

— Iain Duncan Smith

With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in,…

— Iain Duncan Smith

I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I…

— Iain Duncan Smith

It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can…

— Iain Duncan Smith

For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown,…

— Iain Duncan Smith

The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.

— Iain Duncan Smith

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

— Iain Duncan Smith

We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what…

— Iain Duncan Smith

No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.

— Iain Duncan Smith

There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.

— Iain Duncan Smith

The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World…

— Iain Duncan Smith

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

— Iain Duncan Smith

I have two daughters, it really means a lot to me to have two women standing now and being the PM.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities…

— Iain Duncan Smith