Power quotes - Thatcherisms

"Here I stand before you, the Iron Lady of the Western World."
31 January 1976

"Where there is discord, may we bring harmony....where there is despair may we bring hope."
4 May 1979 after the election victory.

"You turn if you want to - the lady's not for turning."
10 October 1980

"Just rejoice at that news."
25 April 1982 after recapture of South Georgia in the Falklands war

"You hear about these atrocities. You don't expect them to happen to you."
12 October 1984 after IRA bomb at the Tory conference.

"We have become a grandmother."
March 1989.

"No, no, no." to EU plans on 30 October 1990.

"I fight on, I fight to win."
Leadership contest 21 November 1990.

"I'm enjoying this!"
22 November 1990 during Commons debate after quitting leadership.

"The Mummy returns."
22 May 2001 to Tory conference