“I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.”
Home
“Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”
PowerAll Quotes by Margaret Thatcher
“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.”
Home“If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.”
Good“You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.”
Travel“I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.”
Work“A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.”
History“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.”
Time“The battle for women's rights has been largely won.”
Equality“Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”
Power“I owe nothing to Women's Lib.”
Women“I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.”
Patience“I like Mr. Gorbachev, we can do business together.”
Business“One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.”
Men“It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.”
Home“I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.”
Good“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.”
Politics“What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.”
Success“I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.”
Change“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”
Power“To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan you should wear it inside, where it functions best.”
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