One hopes to achieve the zero option, but in the absence of that we must achieve balanced numbers.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

Topics: Absence Quotes

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

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

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well,...

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well,...

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon...

Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon...

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

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

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

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...

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...

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...