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Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
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Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy areas now subject to majority voting... In our opinion, this must have serious implications for the traditional view of Parliament as a legislative body sovereignty.
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If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.
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For the Christian there can be no social or political panaceas, no easy escapes from personal responsibility achieved by collectivising guilt or virtue. The true ends of temporal life lie beyond it, and, though the tyrannical State may diminish virtue, the benevolent State cannot procure it.
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Leadership is about having principles. A leader must have a vision and principles that will endure for all time and must always be true to these principles, applying them to changing circumstances
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Our aim is to make tax collecting a declining industry.
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I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.
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Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic.
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I will not stagger from expedient to expedient.
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We shall take whatever action is necessary to contain the growth of the money supply. The government, unlike so many of its predecessors, will face up to economic realities.
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The government has no money of its own. It's all your money.
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Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
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If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
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If you go into what I call a bubble boom, every bubble bursts.
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