Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you arent.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.

When people are free to choose, they choose freedom

Of course its the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

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

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Some Socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a State computer. We believe they should be individuals. We are all unequal. No one, thank heavens, is like anyone else, however much the Socialists may pretend otherwise. We believe that everyone has the right to be unequal but to us every human being is equally important.

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.

And I will go on criticising Socialism, and opposing Socialism because it is bad for Britain (...) It’s the Labour Government that have brought us record peace-time taxation. They’ve got the usual Socialist disease – they’ve run out of other people’s money.

The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you arent.

Im not hard Im frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous you get knocked down by traffic from both sides.

I will not change just to court popularity.

If you just set out to be liked you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and you would achieve nothing.

People think that at the top there isnt much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

Pennies do not come from heaven- they have to be earned here on earth.

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. Its not a day when you lounge around doing nothing its when youve had everything to do and youve done it.

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

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.