No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

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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...

It's a funny old world.

It's a funny old world.

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...

This lady is not for turning.

This lady is not for turning.

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

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.

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...

There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them...

There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them...

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...

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...

I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

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...

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

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

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...

You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

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.