Time Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

The secret of happiness is to live within your income and pay your bills on time.

— Margaret Thatcher

We only need to be lucky once. You need to be lucky every time.

— Margaret Thatcher

Remember, George, this is no time to go wobbly.

— Margaret Thatcher

It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister

— Margaret Thatcher

Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.

— Margaret Thatcher

It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into…

— Margaret Thatcher

Socialists have always spent much of their time seeking new titles for their beliefs, because the old versions so quickly become outdated…

— Margaret Thatcher

They [Federalist European Politicians] divide their time between court room, prison and debating chamber - giving a whole new meaning to the…

— Margaret Thatcher

It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments.

— Margaret Thatcher

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve…

— Margaret Thatcher

It took us a long time to get rid of the effects of the French Revolution 200 years ago. We don't want…

— Margaret Thatcher

Good Conservatives always pay their bills. And on time. Not like the Socialists who run up other people's bills.

— Margaret Thatcher

One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts…

— Margaret Thatcher

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good…

— Margaret Thatcher

Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books,…

— Margaret Thatcher

I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost…

— Margaret Thatcher

I would just like to remember some words of St. Francis of Assisi which I think are really just particularly apt at…

— Margaret Thatcher

Leadership is about having principles. A leader must have a vision and principles that will endure for all time and must always…

— Margaret Thatcher

We went back on a very similar manifesto to things I believe in. The difference is that after eighteen months to two…

— Margaret Thatcher

My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an…

— Margaret Thatcher

I think our support for the EEC has been very half-hearted. You really cannot join any group of nations and spend all…

— Margaret Thatcher

It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high.…

— Margaret Thatcher

I call the Conservative Party now to a crusade. Not only the Conservative Party. I appeal to all those men and women…

— Margaret Thatcher

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't…

— Margaret Thatcher

The Nuremburg trials were attacked at the time as 'victor's justice'. And this is precisely what they were - and were intended…

— Margaret Thatcher