It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high.… — 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,… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The Nuremburg trials were attacked at the time as 'victor's justice'. And this is precisely what they were - and were intended… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I call the Conservative Party now to a crusade. Not only the Conservative Party. I appeal to all those men and women… — 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 secret of happiness is to live within your income and pay your bills on time. — 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
My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Leadership is about having principles. A leader must have a vision and principles that will endure for all time and must always… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Socialists have always spent much of their time seeking new titles for their beliefs, because the old versions so quickly become outdated… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We went back on a very similar manifesto to things I believe in. The difference is that after eighteen months to two… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Good Conservatives always pay their bills. And on time. Not like the Socialists who run up other people's bills. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I would just like to remember some words of St. Francis of Assisi which I think are really just particularly apt at… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
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 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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