Margaret Thatcher Quotes

The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build

Margaret Thatcher

A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us

Margaret Thatcher

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near

Margaret Thatcher

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy

Margaret Thatcher

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

Margaret Thatcher

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best

Margaret Thatcher

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs

Margaret Thatcher

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

Margaret Thatcher

What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose

Margaret Thatcher

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan

Margaret Thatcher

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

Margaret Thatcher

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left

Margaret Thatcher

It's a funny old world

Margaret Thatcher

You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure

Margaret Thatcher

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

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