To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

Topics: Margaret Thatcher Quotes

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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.

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...

It is only when you look now and see success that you say that it...

It is only when you look now and see success that you say that it...

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...

Being a leader is like being a lady, if you have to go around telling...

Being a leader is like being a lady, if you have to go around telling...

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 seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.

I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.

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,...

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...

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.

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.

It's a funny old world.

It's a funny old world.