Margaret Thatcher

What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.

I stand for the belief that we can and must reverse the trend of socialism.

Discipline. That's the one thing that I've always thought is the most important thing.

I can sometimes be a bit of a tartar, but I have a soft core.

I am a fighter. I have always been a fighter.

I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.

Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope.

I am not prepared to sit by and see this country slide into the socialist abyss.

It is not the State that creates wealth, it is the individual.

The lady's not for turning.

I am a woman, and I have a woman's intuition.

I think I've been a very good Prime Minister. I've done my best.

I was told I would never get into the House of Commons. I was told I would never get into the Cabinet. I was told I would never be Leader of the Opposition. And I was told I would never be Prime Minister. So I don't take too much notice of what I'm told.

I sometimes think that too much fuss is made about the whole business of being a woman.

I believe in the family. I believe in the nation. I believe in freedom. I believe in enterprise. And I believe in the future.

I don't think there's any point in being in power unless you're prepared to use it.

I'm not a lady for turning. I'm a lady for going on.

I am a very patient person, but I do expect results.

I have a reputation for being obstinate. I don't think I am. I think I'm very firm.

I do not believe in consensus politics. I believe in conviction politics.