Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

Topics: Margaret Thatcher Quotes

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

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

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

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

Do what you know is right & importance, it is the highroad to pride, self-esteem,...

Do what you know is right & importance, it is the highroad to pride, self-esteem,...

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

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

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...

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

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...

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.

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,...

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.

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,...

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions - he...

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions - he...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

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...

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

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...

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not...

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not...

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up