If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.Speech to National Union of Townswomen's Guilds Conference, Margaret Thatcher Foundation
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Margaret Thatcher was a British stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, making her the country's first female Prime Minister. She was known for her conservative policies and strong leadership style, earning her the nickname "Iron Lady" for her uncompromising stance on various issues, both domestic and international.
1925–2013·lived 87 years
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.Speech to National Union of Townswomen's Guilds Conference, Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it.
The feminists hate me, don't they? And I don't blame them. For I hate feminism. It is poison.
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
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.
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.Speech to the Conservative Party Conference, 1985
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money.Speech at the Conservative Party Conference, 1983
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.The Downing Street Years, 1993
Every family should have the right to spend their money, after tax, as they wish, and not as the government dictates. Let us extend choice, extend the will to choose and the chance to choose.Speech to Conservative Party Conference, 10 October 1975
Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.Interview, 1982
It's a funny old world.Thatcher's resignation marks end of era, UPI Archives, 1990
If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.Interview for Press Association (10th anniversary as Prime Minister), 3 May 1989
There will be plenty of time to sleep once you are dead.Interview for Aberdeen Press and Journal, 1990
That’s all 14 quotes by Margaret Thatcher.