More from Margaret Thatcher
I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Nazism (National Socialism) and communism (international socialism) were but two sides of the same coin.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Those who were born at the depths of one great crisis who would be able to cope with the next.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Politicians should resist the temptation to consider themselves experts in fields where they have no experience.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to see them reimposed at a European level with a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher All collectivism is always conducive to oppression: it is only the victims who differ.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher While the home must always be the center of one’s life, it should not be the boundary of one’s ambitions.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher I’m back, and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a cinema with the sign ‘The Mummy Returns’
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher 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.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher And I will go on criticizing Socialism, and opposing Socialism because it is bad for Britain.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher 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.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
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From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
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More on time
We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside – remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.
Charles BukowskiCharles Bukowski Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self esteem.
Kurt CobainKurt Cobain This time will sadly defeat many people. Don’t let it defeat you.
David GogginsDavid Goggins I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be right.
Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle Anything lost, can be found again, except for time wasted. A vision without action is merely a dream. Action, it’s the grind, it’s the hustle, it’s the persistence.
Kevin GatesKevin Gates Music is my time machine.
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