It’s no time to be wobbly, Geo.
MARGARET THATCHERPoliticians should resist the temptation to consider themselves experts in fields where they have no experience.
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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I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.
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Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it.
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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.
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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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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.
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If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.
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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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Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.
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You may have to fight a battle more than once to win 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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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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Politicians should resist the temptation to consider themselves experts in fields where they have no experience.
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While the home must always be the center of one’s life, it should not be the boundary of one’s ambitions.
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The larger Europe grows, the more diverse must be the forms of co-operation it requires.
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