To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects – Margaret Thatcher

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend – Margaret Thatcher

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it – Margaret Thatcher

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

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan – Margaret Thatcher