I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British Prime Minister (1979–90), research chemist, barrister, politician
(Attributed)
Quotations by:
Thatcher, Margaret
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British Prime Minister (1979–90), research chemist, barrister, politician
(Attributed)
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It is not a day when you lounge around doing nothing: it’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British Prime Minister (1979–90), research chemist, barrister, politician
(Attributed)
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British Prime Minister (1979–90), research chemist, barrister, politician
(Misattributed)
Often attributed to Thatcher, but first coined by Jesse Carr, American labor leader, Newsweek (27 Sep 1976).
Half the countries of the world claim to be democratic, but being democratic is not enough, for a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British Prime Minister (1979–90), research chemist, barrister, politician
Imprimis (Hillsdale College) (Oct. 1999)