Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.
MARGARET THATCHERNew ideas are created when they can be discussed freely, but if there is a correct view then you cease to have new ideas.
More Margaret Thatcher Quotes
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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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I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.
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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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Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?
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Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it.
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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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I wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.
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It’s no time to be wobbly, Geo.
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All collectivism is always conducive to oppression: it is only the victims who differ.
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Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
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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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Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.
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I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.
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And I will go on criticizing Socialism, and opposing Socialism because it is bad for Britain.
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Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.
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