Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
MARGARET THATCHERStanding in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
MARGARET THATCHEREurope was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
MARGARET THATCHERI usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.
MARGARET THATCHERBeing Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.
MARGARET THATCHERThe problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.
MARGARET THATCHERI am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
MARGARET THATCHERFreedom 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 THATCHERIf you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and would achieve nothing.
MARGARET THATCHERThose who were born at the depths of one great crisis who would be able to cope with the next.
MARGARET THATCHERThe problem with socialists is that they always run out of other people’s money.
MARGARET THATCHERNowadays there really is no primary poverty left in this country. In Western countries, we are left with the problems which aren’t poverty
MARGARET THATCHERA week is a long time in politics.
MARGARET THATCHERFeminists hate me, don’t they? And I don’t blame them. For I hate feminism. It is poison.
MARGARET THATCHERIt’s a funny old world.
MARGARET THATCHERIt used to be about trying to do something. Now it’s about trying to be someone.
MARGARET THATCHERI wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.
MARGARET THATCHER