If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of…

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I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it...

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it...

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...

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

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

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...

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you...

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you...

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very...

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very...

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...

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 is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money...

It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money...

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding...

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding...

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...

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.

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear...

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear...