Famous Quotes by Margaret Thatcher (34 Quotations)

Of course, it is the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

Margaret Thatcher – [Truth]

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.

Margaret Thatcher – [Men]

One only gets to the top rung of the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you–suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, ''Well, I'll have a go, too.''

Margaret Thatcher – [Success]

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

Margaret Thatcher – [Work]

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

Margaret Thatcher – [Opportunity]

Power is like being a lady… if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Margaret Thatcher – [Power]

The battle for women's rights has been largely won.

Margaret Thatcher – [Equality]

The cocks may crow, but it's the hen that lays the egg.

Margaret Thatcher – [Men and Women]

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.

Margaret Thatcher – [Society]

This lady is not for turning.

Margaret Thatcher – [Perseverance]

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.

Margaret Thatcher – [Consensus]

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

Margaret Thatcher – [Heart]

You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

Margaret Thatcher – [Lies and Lying]

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

Margaret Thatcher – [Perseverance]