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"To me consensus seems to be - the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something in which no-one believes, but to which no-one objects."
"It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake."
"The price of freedom is still, and always will be, eternal vigilance."
"I do not know anyone who has got 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."
"If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage."
"When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands."
"What Britain needs is an iron lady."
"No great goal was ever easily achieved."
"I wouldn't be worth my salt if I weren't attracting some controversy and criticism. Everyone in the world who has done something in life has attracted criticism."
"What? What am I 'bound to be feeling?' People don’t think anymore. They feel. 'How are you feeling? No, I don’t feel comfortable. I’m sorry, we as a group we’re feeling….' One of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas. Thoughts and ideas. That interests me. Ask me what I’m thinking."
"You do not achieve anything without trouble, ever."
"The Labour Party believes in turning workers against owners; we believe in turning workers into owners."
"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"
"My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day's work for an honest day's pay; live within your means; put by a nest egg for a rainy day; pay your bills on time; support the police."
"I'm either the witch or Lady Macbeth of English politics, but someone gotta wear the pants in England when others wearing kilts"
"It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone."
"Many of our troubles are due to the fact that our people turn to politicians for everything."
"The woman's mission is not to enhance the masculine spirit, but to express the feminine; hers is not to preserve a man-made world, but to create a human world by the infusion of the feminine element into all of its activities."
"When I'm out of politics I'm going to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine"
"I am not a consensus politician. Im a conviction politician."