It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.

I think more people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.

I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.

I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.

Presidents don't get vacations - they just get a change of scenery. The job goes with you.

The movies were custard compared to politics.

Countless people, suffering from many different diseases, stand to benefit from the answers stem cell research can provide. We owe it to ourselves and to our children to do everything in our power to find cures for these diseases - and soon. As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.