"I'm not a lady who changes her mind. I'm a lady who changes the minds of others."

"We have to get back to basics: to family, to community, to self-reliance."

"Freedom under the law is the most precious thing we have."

"To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say: You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning."

"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."