Quote

Forget that I'm a woman. Forget the accusations that I am a Right Winger demanding privilege - I had precious little privilege in my early years.

Margaret Thatcher

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
Autobiographer
Barrister
Business Executive
Chemist
Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
Politician
Scientist
Statesperson
Baroness Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Margaret Roberts
Maggie Thatcher
Baroness Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Roberts
Lady Thatcher
Mrs. Thatcher
Mrs. T
Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
Right
Demanding
Years
Precious
Privilege
Early
Forget
Woman
Winger
Littles
Accusations
Little
Accusation

More quotes by Margaret Thatcher

Image
You can present people with ideas they may come to believe in, and as a result of them they will act, if they have the opportunities. Presenting people with opportunities is part of what politics is about.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
I believe we should continue to have a partnership of national states each retaining the right to protect its vital interests, but developing more effectively than at present the habit of working together.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
If you go into what I call a bubble boom, every bubble bursts.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
Europe will never be like America. Europe is a product of history. America is a product of philosophy.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
The first step in calculating which way to go is to find out where you are.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
When I'm out of politics I'm going to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine
Margaret Thatcher
Image
We are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
I was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
Just rejoice at the news and congratulate our armed forces and the Marines. Rejoice!
Margaret Thatcher
Image
I am not immortal, but I've got a lot left in me yet.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
I do believe that political arrangements which are based upon violence, intimidation and theft will eventually break down - and will deserve to do so.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
The larger the slice taken by government, the smaller the cake available for everyone.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
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.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
Free enterprise has enabled the creative and the acquisitive urges of man to be given expression in a way which benefits all members of society. Let free enterprise fight back now, not for itself, but for all those who believe in freedom.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean - power over people, power to the State.
Margaret Thatcher
Image
Putting the World to Rights
Margaret Thatcher
Image
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
Margaret Thatcher