You know the critical thing with the Communist countries is Communism, which by definition consists of control by the government.

I don't think any woman in power really has a happy life unless she's got a large number of women friends ... because you sometimes must go and sit down and let down your hair with someone you can trust totally.

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

I think, historically, the term 'Thatcherism' will be seen as a compliment.

In those days one advantage of being a woman was that there was a basic courtesy towards us on which we could draw - something which today's feminists have largely dissipated.

How thin is the crust of order over the fires of human appetite and the lust for naked power.

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.