Margaret Thatcher Quotes, Destiny Quotes, Vanity Quotes

Europe is... a monument to the vanity of individuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure.

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It is not the business of politicians to please everyone.

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I was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am.

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I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost important thing of all is to devbote enoughh time and care to their needs and problems.

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Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that... and I think I am fine.

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Consensus negates leadership.

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Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

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Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic.

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I calculate that I was responsible for proposing the elevation to the Lords of some 214 of its present numbers.

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The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out.

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Leadership is about having principles. A leader must have a vision and principles that will endure for all time and must always be true to these principles, applying them to changing circumstances

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I can't help to spit nails when just thinking about Trade Unions

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We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

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When I'm out of politics I'm going to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine

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We are very fortunate to have someone else's weapons stationed on our soil, to fight those targeted on us.

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If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it.

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Our children need strong families raising them with sturdy virtues, not to be smothered in the cold arms of the state.

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The choice facing the nation is between two totally different ways of life. And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark, divisive clouds of Marxist socialism and bring together men and women from all walks of life who share a belief in freedom.

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The secret of happiness is to live within your income and pay your bills on time.

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[M]ore than they wanted freedom, the Athenians wanted security. Yet they lost everything-security, comfort, and freedom. This was because they wanted not to give to society, but for society to give to them. The freedom they were seeking was freedom from responsibility. It is no wonder, then, that they ceased to be free. In the modern world, we should recall the Athenians' dire fate whenever we confront demands for increased state paternalism.

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