WednesdayFeb 04, 2026
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In politics, if you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
I owe nothing to Women's Lib.
If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.
The cocks may crow, but it's the hen that lays the egg.
People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.
One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government.
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.
Pennies do not come from heaventhey have to be earned here on earth.
I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.
I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.
You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.
Most women defend themselves. It is the female of the speciesit is the tigress and lioness in youwhich tends to defend when attacked.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides.
Consensus is the negation of leadership.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentionshe had money as well.
I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.
To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.
If it is once again one against forty-eight, then I am very sorry for the forty-eight.
It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.
When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment... it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands.
Regarding her economic policy: There is no alternative!
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