Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

"Having power is like being a lady, if you have to tell someone you are - you aren't"

In politics, if you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.

The cocks may crow, but it's the hen that lays the egg.

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.

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government.