If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

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I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

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...

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...

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 -...

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,...

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.

You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.

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...

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...

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a...

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old...

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old...

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...