If you want to get something said in the politics tell a man. If you want to get something done in the politics tell a woman
Margaret ThatcherI usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.
Margaret ThatcherWe are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them.
Margaret ThatcherThe fact that seasoned politicians can say such ridiculous things - and get away with it - illustrates the degree to which the new dogma... has swept through the left-of-centre governing classes.
Margaret ThatcherCountries trade with each other - or to be more precise people buy and sell from each other across frontiers - because that is the way to advance their interests. We do not need to beg people to trade with us - as long as we have something that people want, of a quality they expect and at a price they are prepared to pay.
Margaret Thatcher