"To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say: You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning."

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

"I am still of the opinion that we are not going to get better by spending more money. We are going to get better by spending it more wisely."

"Socialists cry 'Power to the people', and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they mean - a new tyranny. But we say 'Power to the people' and we mean the power to choose, the powe…"

"Of course, I am strong. I am a woman. I have to be."