Margaret Thatcher quotes

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. (Margaret Thatcher)
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
Margaret Thatcher
It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.
Margaret Thatcher
I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.
Margaret Thatcher
Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
Margaret Thatcher
There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.
Margaret Thatcher
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim.
Margaret Thatcher
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.
Margaret Thatcher
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
Margaret Thatcher
Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.
Margaret Thatcher
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well. (Margaret Thatcher)
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
Margaret Thatcher
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Margaret Thatcher
Economics are the method; the object is to change the heart and soul.
Margaret Thatcher
I like Mr. Gorbachev. We can do business together.
Margaret Thatcher
There is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers' money.
Margaret Thatcher
On my way here I passed a local cinema and it turns out you were expecting me after all, for the billboards read: The Mummy Returns.
Margaret Thatcher
I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.
Margaret Thatcher
The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.
Margaret Thatcher
I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.
Margaret Thatcher
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story. (Margaret Thatcher)
My job is to stop Britain from going red.
Margaret Thatcher
To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.
Margaret Thatcher
Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.
Margaret Thatcher
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
Margaret Thatcher