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 THATCHERWhat 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 THATCHERIt’s a funny old world.
MARGARET THATCHERBeing powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.
MARGARET THATCHERFor 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 THATCHERYou may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
MARGARET THATCHERChristmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.
MARGARET THATCHERAll collectivism is always conducive to oppression: it is only the victims who differ.
MARGARET THATCHEROf course, it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
MARGARET THATCHERBeing Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.
MARGARET THATCHERI wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.
MARGARET THATCHERStanding in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
MARGARET THATCHERIt pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.
MARGARET THATCHERIf you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and would achieve nothing.
MARGARET THATCHERWhen people are free to choose, they choose freedom.
MARGARET THATCHERTo wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
MARGARET THATCHERA week is a long time in politics.
MARGARET THATCHER