Housewife Quote by Hilary Mantel

[Margaret Thatcher] was pretending that running a country was like running a household, which she knew wasn't true.

— Hilary Mantel

Margaret Thatcher once said, "If you want something talked about, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."

— Carly Fiorina

[Margaret Thatcher] assumed somehow that this would get the woman voter and all those juvenile male voters who wanted a well-regulated household with a…

— Hilary Mantel

[Margaret Thatcher] aroused such strong loathing in so many people. That's the fact that interests me.

— Hilary Mantel

I'm quoting Margaret Thatcher. I quote her frequently.

— Carly Fiorina

Like all of us, there were many facets to Margaret Thatcher's personality. In private she was kind, thoughtful, charming. Very attentive to her interlocutors.…

— Brian Mulroney

If you're dealing with a powerful leader, you're inevitably going to have a dialogue with her political past. It was always my intention to…

— Abi Morgan

[Margaret] Thatcher could fake her class background, but she couldn't fake the quality of her mind.

— Hilary Mantel

Thatcher projected power in what she said and did.

— Cathy Newman

I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right.

— Tony Blair

Remember how Margaret Thatcher came to believe that abroad was more important than at home? Didn't do her much good.

— Simon Hoggart

“Unstructured chat with such friends has helped me understand Mrs Thatcher, the woman. (page xxvi)”

— Charles Moore