I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

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In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done,...

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done,...

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the...

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the...

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.

Do what you know is right & importance, it is the highroad to pride, self-esteem,...

Do what you know is right & importance, it is the highroad to pride, self-esteem,...

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...

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 -...

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

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

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...

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,...

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I...

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I...

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...

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not...

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not...

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

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...

The battle for women's rights has been largely won.

The battle for women's rights has been largely won.

This lady is not for turning.

This lady is not for turning.

We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

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...

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by...

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by...