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

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

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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...

I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that...

I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that...

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...

A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of...

A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of...

If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.

If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the...

What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the...

Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on...

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on...

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

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

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...

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

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,...

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

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

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 recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your...

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your...

Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.