Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS, FRICwas a British stateswoman and politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth13 October 1925
CityGrantham, England
Women have plenty of roles in which they can serve with distinction: some of us even run countries. But generally we are better at wielding the handbag than the bayonet.
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
You turn if you want to. The Lady's not for turning.
Young people ought not to be idle, it is very bad for them.
I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.
There are significant differences between the American and European version of capitalism. The American traditiionally emphasizes the need for limited government, light regulations, low taxes and maximum labour-market flexibility. Its success has been shown above all in the ability to create new jobs, in which it is consistently more successful than Europe.
It is always important in matters of high politics to know what you do not know. Those who think that they know, but are mistaken, and act upon their mistakes, are the most dangerous people to have in charge.
Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money.
Whether manufactured by black, white, brown or yellow hands, a widget remains a widget – and it will be bought anywhere if the price and quality are right. The market is a more powerful and more reliable liberating force than government can ever be.
This lady is not for turning.
People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.
We are not prepared to consider special category status for certain groups of people serving sentences for crime. Crime is crime is crime, it is not political