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Political success is a good deal pleasanter than political failure, but it too brings its problems.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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It is absolutely right that President Reagan considers SDI and thank goodness people considered nuclear research before the last war.
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I hope we shall see more ande more women combining marriage and a career. Prejudice against this dual role is not confined to men. I regret to say, it comes from our own sex.
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In those days one advantage of being a woman was that there was a basic courtesy towards us on which we could draw - something which today's feminists have largely dissipated.
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You will only succeed if you know that what you are doing is right and you know how to bring out the best in people.
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Let us, then, draw together in the name, not of jingoism, but of justice
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It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
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The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.
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Life's greatest reward is life itself
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It's okay, Chancellor, you can touch them. Sometimes I just strip down to a tank top and stare at these guns in front of a mirror all day long.
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Let us never forget this fundamental truth: The State has no source of money other than the money people themselves earn.
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I shall fight on, I shall fight to win.
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Just rejoice at the news and congratulate our armed forces and the Marines. Rejoice!
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Remember the 'Parable of the Talents' in the New Testament? Christ exhorts us to be the best we can be by developing our skills and abilities, by succeeding in all our tasks and endeavors. What better description can there be of capitalism?
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Wars are not caused by the buildup of weapons. They are caused when an aggressor believes he can achieve his objectives at an acceptable price.
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The battle for women's rights has largely been won. The days when they were demanded and discussed in strident tones should be gone forever. I hate those strident tones we hear from some Women's Libbers.
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There are some remarkable parallels between basketball and politics. Michael Jordan has already mastered the skill most needed for political success: how to stay aloft without visible means of support.
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I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.
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