George Osborne
We are absolutely going to have to provide fiscal security to people; in other words, we are going to have to show the country and the world that the country can live within its means.
I'm a very happy, content member of David Cameron's team. I fought very hard to get my friend elected as leader of the Conservative party, then elected as the prime minister of this country, and I'm very happy being part of that team that is bringing change to this country.
There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.
Did I want Britain to remain in the E.U.? Yes. Did I fear the consequences if we quit? Yes. Did I argue passionately for that during the referendum? Absolutely I did.
Britain can choose, as others are, short term fixes and more stimulus. Or we can lead the world with long-term solutions to long-term problems.
The Office for Budget Responsibility correctly stay out of the political debate and do not assess the long-term costs and benefits of E.U. membership.
Many retailers have complained bitterly to me about the complexity of the Carbon Reduction Commitment. It's not a commitment; it's a tax.
The wish to pass something on to your children is about the most basic, human and natural aspiration there is.
It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills.
Sound public finances are not the enemy of sustained growth - they are its precondition.
To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible.
Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can't afford a home to buy.
It's difficult to see how Syria can have any long-term future with Assad there as president. Many people would never return to that country if that were the case.
If we leave the European Union, there will be an immediate economic shock that will hit financial markets. People will not know what the future looks like.
We are not quitters. Britain has always gone out there; we have probably been more influential than any other country in shaping our world and the way it has thought about itself, the way we interact as nations.
The biggest single thing that has lifted people out of poverty is free trade.
In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.
Britain helped create the Internet - Tim Berners Lee created the World Wide Web, one of a long line of British scientists who have given us an outsized role in shaping our own digital future.
I will listen to any argument put to me.
Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what we don't want to be. We don't want to be just people who are good at winning elections: we want to be good at governing. I think we benefit from having seen the mistakes that we think Tony Blair made in 1997.
I think people who sit around and are always yearning for the next thing are not always the happiest people.
I serve at the discretion of the prime minister.
It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit.
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K.
Brexit is for the richest in our country: they can afford recessions.
The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.
You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.
I think Britain can be one of the great success stories of the 21st century - we've got the talent, the drive, the connections around the world. But if we vote to Leave, then we lose control. We lose control of our economy, and if you lose control of your economy you lose control of everything. That's not a price worth paying.
They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself.
Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.
I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.
Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.
You really have to try hard to create space and, at least for a time, stop the political world from rushing in. The important thing is to remain sane.
I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged.
I'm not going out to parties every night.
Autism is a very serious condition.
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook.
We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail.
The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.
I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.
I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.
Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.
I believe in public services.
You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.
I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.
The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.
Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.