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Famous Margaret Thatcher Quotes
“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.”
“I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.”
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money.”
“To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.”
“Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.”
“It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.”
“It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.”
“There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.”
“If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim.”
“No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.”
“Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.”
“Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.”
“A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.”
“Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.”
“If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.”
“Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.”
“You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.”
“The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build.”
“We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.”
“I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.”
“The battle for women's rights has been largely won.”
“You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.”
“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.”
“We Conservatives hate unemployment.”