669 Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it seems to me that throughout my life in politics our ambitions have steadily shrunk. Our response to disappointment has not been to lengthen our stride but to shorten the distance to be covered. But with confidence in ourselves and in our future what a nation we could be!

One of my favourite quotations is: 'That which thy father bequeathed thee, earn it anew, if thou wouldst possess it.'

We introduced the Community Charge. I still call it that. I like the Poles - I never had any intention of taxing them.

must be allowed to return to his own country forthwith.

Let our children grow tall and some taller than others if they have it in them to do so.

Making change tolerable is one of the duties of Government.

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions - he had money too

Consensus is the negation of leadership.

But if Saddam had been in a position credibly to threaten America or any of its allies - or the coalition's forces - with attack by missiles with nuclear warheads, would we have gone to the Gulf at all?