Margaret Thatcher

"Having power is like being a lady, if you have to tell someone you are - you aren't"

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

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

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

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

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.

It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government.

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

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

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