"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."

"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

"You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning."

"I always cheer up immensely if anything is said to me that is particularly wounding, because I think, 'There is someone who need not be considered.'"

"I am not a consensus politician. I am a conviction politician."