Margaret Thatcher

"I think that a civilization which loses its faith ceases to maintain civilization."

"Whether it is a marriage or a book or a house the same principle applies: the new must be built on the old."

"The battle for Britain is about to begin."

"I believe democracy has proved itself a better form of government than any other."

"Whatever is developing in the human heart is reflected in human experience."

"Individuals must be responsible for themselves and their families."

"I don't doubt that the same fire that burns in your hearts burns in hearts on the other side of the Wall too."

"Sometimes one's life is divided into the things one has not done and could not do."

"I have always been a very strong believer in personal responsibility and opportunity."

"The prime minister has nothing to hide from the people."

"I think I could very easily have chosen to be a mother at home. That is another thing which I believe very much in."

"Human rights are rooted in human dignity."

"I have no time for defeatism."

"What matters is not what we achieve personally, but what we contribute to everyone."

"Britain is Great because she is strong."

"The principal lesson of the Cold War for a politician is learning that it is not what you say but what you achieve that matters."

"Do not be afraid of responsibility."

"I believe very strongly in keeping government out of business."

"You cannot rely on anyone other than yourself."

"I think the crucial thing about the world today is that it is not a unipolar world, but is it?"

"We were not separated into categories of approved and unapproved information."

"I am proud to be a member of the generation that is beginning to shake off these attitudes."

"The question we have to keep asking ourselves is: What kind of people are we? What do we want to become?"

"Statecraft is not theater."

"I am not a dry, cloistered academic, though I have many of them among my friends."

"You cannot achieve anything without trouble, ever."

"I have always worked on the premise that people are reasonable, decent people."

"The weak are a long time in the process of being overcome."

"A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself believing in the politics of his childhood ceases to be a liberal; he must instead profess socialism."

"Politics is about people."