I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.

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

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

The battle for women’s rights has been largely won.

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.

I’ve got a woman’s ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Of course it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

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

To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.