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I might have preferred iron - but bronze will do. It won't rust. This time I hope, the head will stay on.
When you stop a dictator, there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator.
If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership -- you are practicing followership.
We are very fortunate to have someone else's weapons stationed on our soil, to fight those targeted on us.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a cinema with the sign 'The Mummy Returns'.
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.
The Prime Minister is stealing our clothes but he is going to look pretty ridiculous walking around in mine.
People are really rather afraid that this country might be rather swamped by people with a different culture.
[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Being powerful is a lot like being a woman: If you have to tell someone that you are, invariably, you are not.
If a woman like Eva Peron with no ideals can get that far, think how far I can go with the ideals that I have.
Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady.
We should see to it that our people are steeped in a real knowledge and understanding of our national culture.
Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.
I calculate that I was responsible for proposing the elevation to the Lords of some 214 of its present numbers.
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.
I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.
Good Conservatives always pay their bills. And on time. Not like the Socialists who run up other people's bills.
I applaud strong government, but not overweening government sustained by cronies, ciphers and a personality cult.
It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.
Citizenship should be based on those who have a close and real relationship with this country and its inhabitants.
Business success isn't just a selfish aim. Profits spread beyond those who make them and bring jobs and prosperity.
It took us a long time to get rid of the effects of the French Revolution 200 years ago. We don't want another one.
You will only succeed if you know that what you are doing is right and you know how to bring out the best in people.
I believe our way of life is infinitely superior for every human being than any which the Communist creed can offer.
Why in the world anyone in America is allowing another language (other than English) to be his first... I don't know
One of my favourite quotations is: 'That which thy father bequeathed thee, earn it anew, if thou wouldst possess it.'
You don't win by just being against things, you only win by being for things and making your message perfectly clear.
I love his music because he was my generation. But then again, Elvis is everyone's generation, and he always will be.
Our children need strong families raising them with sturdy virtues, not to be smothered in the cold arms of the state.
We introduced the Community Charge. I still call it that. I like the Poles - I never had any intention of taxing them.
To be free is better than to be unfree – always. Any politician who suggests the opposite should be treated as suspect.
Do you think you would ever have heard of Christianity if the Apostles had gone out and said, ‘I believe in consensus?’
The Third World is very much like the First World - just poorer: what works for the West will work for the rest as well.
We need to create a mood where it is everywhere thought morally right for as many people as possible to acquire capital.
It is your tax which pays for public spending. The government have no money of their own. There is only taxpayers' money.
Our judgement is that the presence of the Royal Marines garrison is sufficient deterrent against any possible aggression.
If someone is confronting our essential liberties, if someone is inflicting injuries and harm, by God I'll confront them!
Let us never forget this fundamental truth: The State has no source of money other than the money people themselves earn.
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it.
If you want to get something said in the politics tell a man. If you want to get something done in the politics tell a woman
When hecklers stand up, I get a mental jump for joy. It gives me something to get my teeth into - and the audiences love it.
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.
The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.
I'm either the witch or Lady Macbeth of English politics, but someone gotta wear the pants in England when others wearing kilts
President Numeiri of Sudan is said to have remarked of Gadaffi that he was 'a man with a split personality - both of them evil'.
New technology is the true friend of full employment; the indispensable ally of progress; and the surest guarantee of prosperity.