Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

34 quotes

As a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, Margaret Thatcher brought a distinctive perspective that shines through in every quotation. Their reputation for Thatcherism lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Our collection holds 45 quotes from Margaret Thatcher, each offering a different angle on Time, Politics, History, Good, and Work. As Margaret Thatcher put it: "I owe nothing to Women's Lib."

“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.”

— Margaret Thatcher

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All Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

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

— Margaret Thatcher

History

“It's a funny old world.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Funny

“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.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Home

“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Home

“One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Men

“To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan you should wear it inside, where it functions best.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Best

“A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.”

— Margaret Thatcher

History

“If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Time

“I owe nothing to Women's Lib.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Women

“I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Change

“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.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Work

“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.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Home

“You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Travel

“I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Patience

“It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Time

“I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Good

“There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Politics

“Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Truth

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

— Margaret Thatcher

Power

“If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Time