Comic Quote by Sue Townsend

Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for.

— Nicola Sturgeon

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

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

“Thatcher is remembered as The Iron Lady only because she possessed completely negative traits such as persistent stubbornness and a determined refusal to listen…

— Morrisey

I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.

— Jim Broadbent

I admired Margaret Thatcher - while abhorring much of what she offered - because she was so clearly a leader of huge substance. Blair…

— Martin Jacques

My mum loved Margaret Thatcher and it was always this image of this amazing powerful woman who refused to be messed around - that…

— Heidi Allen

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

— Hilary Mantel

From the start of her leadership of the Conservative party in February 1975, Thatcher's style seemed shrill and uncompromising, and she became an easy…

— Kwasi Kwarteng

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

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