You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
MARGARET THATCHERBeing Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.
More Margaret Thatcher Quotes
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In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
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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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I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
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Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
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Feminists hate me, don’t they? And I don’t blame them. For I hate feminism. It is poison.
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And I will go on criticizing Socialism, and opposing Socialism because it is bad for Britain.
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If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.
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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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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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The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.
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Politicians should resist the temptation to consider themselves experts in fields where they have no experience.
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When people are free to choose, they choose freedom.
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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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The facts of life are conservative.
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I wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.
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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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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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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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If you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.
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The larger Europe grows, the more diverse must be the forms of co-operation it requires.
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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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Of course, it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
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New ideas are created when they can be discussed freely, but if there is a correct view then you cease to have new ideas.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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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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Well, there’s a lot to react against!
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