Margaret Thatcher

"War is the failure of diplomacy."

"Perseverance is the bridge between desire and achievement."

"Gratitude transforms what we have into abundance."

"Beauty in nature reminds us of what is truly important."

"Philosophy teaches us to question assumptions."

"Literature captures the human spirit across centuries."

"Humor is a coping mechanism; it reveals truth through laughter."

"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared to receive it."

"Solitude is not loneliness; it is communion with oneself."

"Relationships require honesty above all else."

"Health is wealth that money cannot buy."

"One person with conviction is worth a thousand with mere opinion."

"The measure of a person is how they treat those who can do nothing for them."

"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 destiny."

"The facts of life are conservative."

"I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end."

"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

"Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan."

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."

"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left."

"One's life is more important than one's principles."

"I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near."

"The spirit of envy can destroy; it cannot build."

"Consensus is the absence of leadership."

"The lady's not for turning."

"I wasn't lucky. I deserved it."

"Europe is our past, America is our present, and China is our future."

"To me, consensus seems to be: the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and politics in search of something in which no one believes."

"The desire to preserve the past must not, however, become an obsession that prevents us from embracing the present."