She is the best man in England.
Quotes Library
Memorable words from and about Margaret Thatcher
Browse a curated selection of memorable quotations from Margaret Thatcher’s speeches, interviews and writings — alongside notable words spoken about her by contemporaries.
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
She has the eyes of Caligula but the mouth of Marilyn Monroe.
I cannot bring myself to vote for a woman who has been voice-trained to speak to me as though my dog has just died.
Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman.
I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.
Pennies don't fall from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.
No! No! No!
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning.
Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope.
There is no alternative.
There is no alternative.
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
The lady's not for turning.
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families.
We want a society where people are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. This is what we mean by a moral society — not a society where the State is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the State.
I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.
We must have a Europe in which countries cooperate together more closely on a whole range of issues. But a Europe of cooperating sovereign states, not a Europe submerged in some bureaucratic conglomerate.
I want my money back.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
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