I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

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Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon...

Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon...

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe...

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe...

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,...

This lady is not for turning.

This lady is not for turning.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That...

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That...

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may...

It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may...

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the...

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the...

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...

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.

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

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...

One hopes to achieve the zero option, but in the absence of that we must...

One hopes to achieve the zero option, but in the absence of that we must...

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...

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,...

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 -...

Being a leader is like being a lady, if you have to go around telling...

Being a leader is like being a lady, if you have to go around telling...

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we...

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.