When I'm out of politics I'm going to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
In politics, if you want anything said ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The larger the slice taken by government, the smaller the cake available for everyone. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We shall take whatever action is necessary to contain the growth of the money supply. The government, unlike so many of its… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
They [Federalist European Politicians] divide their time between court room, prison and debating chamber - giving a whole new meaning to the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I'm either the witch or Lady Macbeth of English politics, but someone gotta wear the pants in England when others wearing kilts — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
John Gummer just did not have the political clout or credibility to rally the troops. I had appointed him as a sort… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
When all the objectives of government include the achievement of equality - other than equality before the law - that government poses… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
There are some remarkable parallels between basketball and politics. Michael Jordan has already mastered the skill most needed for political success: how… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
How very popular to say, 'spend more on this, expend more on that.' And of course, we all have our favorite causes;… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
For the Christian there can be no social or political panaceas, no easy escapes from personal responsibility achieved by collectivising guilt or… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
You can present people with ideas they may come to believe in, and as a result of them they will act, if… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It is always important in matters of high politics to know what you do not know. Those who think that they know,… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
At one end of the spectrum are the terrorist gangs within our borders, and the terrorist states which finance and arm them.… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We very much hope that as we get growth that we can reduce the burden of taxation, that we can reduce income… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The West as a whole in the early 1990s become obsessed with a 'peace dividend' that would be spent over and over… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my Government will be a 'soft touch' in the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my government will be a "soft touch" in the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Major international interventions are doomed unless the US is directly or indirectly involved. But if American politicians, officials and servicemen are to… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The people of the Falkland Islands, like the people of the United Kingdom, are an island race. They are few in number… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
“I think we have gone through a period when too many children and people have been given to understand 'I have a… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
“I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem,… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
When government does its job properly people are free to do theirs. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I've learned one thing in politics. You don't take a decision until you have to. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
When you stop a dictator, there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Ideally, when Christians meet, as Christians do, to take counsel together, their purpose is not ( or should not be) to ascertain what is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
There are dangers in consensus: it could be an attempt to satisfy people holding no particular views about anything. ... No great party can… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books, a distant… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I don't think any woman in power really has a happy life unless she's got a large number of women friends ... because you… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
People from my sort of background needed grammar schools to compete with children from privileged homes like Shirley Williams and Anthony Wedgwood Benn. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
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