You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure – Margaret Thatcher

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 – Margaret Thatcher

If you want to cut your own throat, don’t come to me for a bandage – Margaret Thatcher

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing – Margaret Thatcher

There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors.I mean it – Margaret Thatcher

It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend – Margaret Thatcher