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

I believe something very deeply. That Britain's national interest is best served in a flexible, adaptable and open European Union and that such a European Union is best with Britain in it.

Billions raised, billions spent. No idea where the money has gone. With a record like that the chancellor should be running for treasurer of the Labour Party.

For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone.

It does not seem to me that the steps which would be needed to make Britain - and others - more comfortable in their relationship in the European Union are inherently so outlandish or unreasonable.

I don't want to be Prime Minister of England, I want to be Prime Minister of the whole of the United Kingdom.

If we left the European Union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. So we will have time for a proper, reasoned debate. At the end of that debate you, the British people, will decide.

Lots of people call me Dave, my mum calls me David, my wife calls me Dave, I don't really notice what people call me.

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.

I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too.

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 the natural effect of improvement, however, to diminish gradually the real price of almost all manufactures.

Are you asking if I ever spied on you while you were taking a shower?

Today President Obama is in the Middle East. He met the new king of Saudi Arabia. Obama also met Saudi Arabia's first lady, the second lady, third lady, and fourth lady.

Just listen to your body, eat in silence and see what feels good and you will spontaneously choose the foods that are beneficial to you.

I never promised the universe that I would write brilliantly; I only promised the universe that I would write.

The argument that making contraceptives available to young people would prevent teen pregnancies is ridiculous. That's like offering a cookbook as a cure to people who are trying to lose weight.

I love meeting my readers - so the more I can talk to at one event the better!

That's your job as the actor, to understand the human part of the character, to make it real.

I guess the only jewels of my life were the pictures I made with Fred Astaire.

... a faceless mass, waiting for handouts.