What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose – Margaret Thatcher

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman – Margaret Thatcher

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country – Margaret Thatcher

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth – Margaret Thatcher

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy – Margaret Thatcher

Ought we not to ask the media to agree among themselves a voluntary code of conduct, under which they would not say or show anything which could assist the terrorists’ morale or their cause while the hijack lasted – Margaret Thatcher