Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
MARGARET THATCHER
MARGARET THATCHER
Margaret Thatcher on creation
Margaret Thatcher51 quotes“Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.”
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Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.
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Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher 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.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher I wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Of course, it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher If you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher The facts of life are conservative.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and would achieve nothing.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?
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Louise HayLouise Hay You have to allow your mind to create and then if you want to censor something and bring it down or point it in a different direction, then you can do it.
Queen LatifahQueen Latifah Despite a full century of scientific insights attesting to the antiquity of the earth, more than half of our neighbors believe that the entire cosmos was created six thousand years ago. This is, incidentally, about a thousand years after the Sumerians invented glue.
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Meghan MarkleMeghan Markle You are designed to reinvent and re-create yourself, over and over again. And, you are here-whether you want to acknowledge it or not; whether you even know it or not-for the evolution of your own soul.
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