No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.
MARGARET THATCHERIf you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.
More Margaret Thatcher Quotes
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It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.
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If you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.
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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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Give me six men and true, and I will get policies through.
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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.
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If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and would achieve nothing.
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Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
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Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady.
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Nowadays there really is no primary poverty left in this country. In Western countries, we are left with the problems which aren’t poverty
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I wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.
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It’s no time to be wobbly, Geo.
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I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
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For every idealistic peacemaker willing to renounce his self-defense in favor of a weapons-free world, there is at least one warmaker anxious to exploit the other’s good intentions.
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It used to be about trying to do something. Now it’s about trying to be someone.
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Freedom will destroy itself if it is not exercised within some sort of moral framework, somebody of shared beliefs, some spiritual heritage transmitted through the Church, the family, and the school.
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