Nowadays there really is no primary poverty left in this country. In Western countries, we are left with the problems which aren’t poverty
MARGARET THATCHERIf you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.
More Margaret Thatcher Quotes
-
-
Politicians should resist the temptation to consider themselves experts in fields where they have no experience.
MARGARET 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 THATCHER -
Well, there’s a lot to react against!
MARGARET THATCHER -
Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.
MARGARET THATCHER -
It’s a funny old world.
MARGARET THATCHER -
When people are free to choose, they choose freedom.
MARGARET THATCHER -
The larger Europe grows, the more diverse must be the forms of co-operation it requires.
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 -
I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
MARGARET THATCHER -
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.
MARGARET THATCHER -
It used to be about trying to do something. Now it’s about trying to be someone.
MARGARET THATCHER -
Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.
MARGARET THATCHER -
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
MARGARET THATCHER -
A week is a long time in politics.
MARGARET THATCHER -
I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.
MARGARET THATCHER