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

I owe a great deal to the church for everything in which I believe. I am very glad that I was brought up strictly. I was a very serious child. There was not a lot of fun and sparkle in my life.

Margaret Thatcher

I started out in life with two great advantages: No money and good parents.

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

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

Margaret Thatcher

If you go into what I call a bubble boom, every bubble bursts.

Margaret Thatcher

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

Margaret Thatcher

If your only opportunity is to be equal then it is not opportunity.

Margaret Thatcher

It is not the business of politicians to please everyone.

Margaret Thatcher