To cure the british disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches. — Margaret Thatcher
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best. — Margaret Thatcher
We were told our campaign wasn’t sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment. — Margaret Thatcher
Platitudes? yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true. — Margaret Thatcher
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides. — Margaret Thatcher
There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as quislings, as traitors… I mean it. — Margaret Thatcher
There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families. — Margaret Thatcher
One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex. — Margaret Thatcher
Ought we not to ask the media to agree among themselves a voluntary code of conduct — Margaret Thatcher
I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it. — Margaret Thatcher
I’ve got a woman’s ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it. — Margaret Thatcher
If my critics saw me walking over the thames they would say it was because I couldn’t swim. — Margaret Thatcher
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time — Margaret Thatcher
I love argument, I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job. — Margaret Thatcher
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us. — Margaret Thatcher
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. — Margaret Thatcher
I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think — Margaret Thatcher