Margaret Thatcher

England
13 Oct 1925 // 8 Apr 2013
Stateswoman

Quotes



On Character:

I'm not hard � I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.

Daily Mail (London) (1972)

On Politics:

I've learned one thing in politics. You don't take a decision until you have to.

Diaries (1994)

On Life:

Battles in life are never won... Life's a continuous business, and so is success, and requires continuous effort.

New York Times (1989)

On Money:

Pennies don't fall from heaven. They have to be earned on earth.

Observer (London) (1979)

On Politics:

In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

People (1975)

On Wealth:

It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.

On Leadership:

Consensus is the negation of leadership.

Woodbury Reports Archives (1997)

On Fame:

We must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.

Speech (1985)

On Patience:

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

Observer (London) (1989)
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