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Young people ought not to be idle, it is very bad for them.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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If you go into what I call a bubble boom, every bubble bursts.
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If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.
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I was turned out because I said to Europe no, no, no. That no, no , no has now turned into yes, yes. Two yes's not three because he got the Social Chapter out and he's reserved his position on the single currency.
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I couldn't live without work. That's what makes me so sympathetic towards those people who are unemployed. I don't know how they live without working.
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When you stop a dictator, there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator.
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To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
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(On The International Criminal Court) For the victors of the Cold War to submit to an unelected, unaccountable, and almost certainly hostile body such as that envisaged would be the ultimate irony.
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I believe our way of life is infinitely superior for every human being than any which the Communist creed can offer.
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I don't know what I would do without Whitelaw. Everyone should have a Willy.
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I love his music because he was my generation. But then again, Elvis is everyone's generation, and he always will be.
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One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you - suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'
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I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.
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I exercise my right as a free citizen to spend my own money in my own way, so that I can go on the day, the time, to the doctor I choose and get out fast.
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Let me give you my vision: A man's right to work as he will, to spend what he earns, to own property, to have the state as servant and not as master. These are the British inheritance. They are the essence of a free country, and on that freedom all of our other freedoms depend.
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It is not the business of politicians to please everyone.
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Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
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