Accents Quote by Hilary Mantel

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

In my immigrant family we revered Margaret Thatcher. She was aspiration personified. She understood what it took to smash the glass ceiling. She shared…

— Alok Sharma

Of course Margaret Thatcher was a remarkable and strong-willed figure but she was also a pragmatist, just as ready to upset her right wing…

— Nick Boles

Any criticism of Thatcher throws a dangerously absurd light on the entire machinery of British politics. Thatcher's name must be protected, not because of…

— Anonymous

Thatcher was the best politician I have ever witnessed.

— Kenneth Clarke

In the period before the arrival of Mrs. Thatcher, politics had been in such low esteem. Everything was so hedged, so mealy-mouthed. Then along…

— Tom Stoppard

Margaret Thatcher was beyond argument a great Prime Minister. Her tragedy is that she may be remembered less for the brilliance of her many…

— Geoffrey Howe

I respected [Margaret Thatcher] enormously. She had great integrity in that respect.

— Bob Hawke

My only thought about Margaret Thatcher is the same one I had about Ronald Reagan. I hated a lot of what they did, but…

— Gail Collins

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's most controversial modern politician.

— Kwasi Kwarteng

I did one of the first interviews with Mrs Thatcher. I think, from memory, she came across then as a sort of wishy-washy European.

— Angela Rippon

I certainly wasn't a fan of Thatcher's politics. People liked to label us as children of Thatcher. What nonsense. The real children of Thatcher…

— Gary Kemp