Margaret Thatcher

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

Margaret Thatcher

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.

Margaret Thatcher

I am not hard – I’m frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded

Margaret Thatcher

I am not immortal, but I’ve got a lot left in me yet.

Margaret Thatcher

I believe that the royal family are a focus of patriotism, of loyalty, of affection and of esteem. That is a rare combination, and we should value it highly.

Margaret Thatcher

I believe we should continue to have a partnership of national states each retaining the right to protect its vital interests, but developing more effectively than at present the habit of working together.

Margaret Thatcher

I couldn’t live without work. That’s what makes me so sympathetic towards those people who are unemployed. I don’t know how they live without working.

Margaret Thatcher

I do believe that political arrangements which are based upon violence, intimidation and theft will eventually break down – and will deserve to do so.

Margaret Thatcher

I do not believe it is in the character of the British people to begrudge the lion’s share to those who have genuinely played the lion’s part. They are ready to recognise that those who create the wealth – and I mean not only material but intellectual wealth – enrich the whole nation.

Margaret Thatcher

I don’t mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

Margaret Thatcher