Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

Topics: Margaret Thatcher Quotes

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there...

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there...

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary -...

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary -...

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and...

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and...

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well,...

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well,...

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken...

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken...

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm...

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town,...

It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town,...

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had...

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had...

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are,...

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are,...

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a...

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a...

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

Ought we not to ask the media to agree among themselves a voluntary code of...

Ought we not to ask the media to agree among themselves a voluntary code of...

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.

To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.

If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because...

If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because...

Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.

Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of...

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of...