Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

Topics: Power Quotes

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 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...

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...

A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action,...

A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action,...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and...

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and...

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.

I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

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...

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...

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

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

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's a funny old world.

It's a funny old world.