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" This lady is not for turning. "
Margaret Thatcher
Lady
Turning
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" Ought we not to ask the media to agree among themselves a voluntary code of conduct, under which they would not say or show anything which could assist the terrorists' morale or their cause while the hijack lasted. "
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" I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job. "
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" If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing. "
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" Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story. "
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" Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true. "
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" Every family should have the right to spend their money, after tax, as they wish, and not as the government dictates. Let us extend choice, extend the will to choose and the chance to choose. "
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" Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. "
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" We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment. "
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" If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. "
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Because
Me
" Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth. "
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" What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose. "
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" 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. "
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