“What Britain needs is an iron lady.”

“To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only this to say, ‘You turn if you want; the lady’s not for turning.”

“Do you know that 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.”

“I don’t mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.”

“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s a day you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it.”

“You don’t tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.”

“It’s passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.”

“It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.”

“To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.”

“If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.”

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

“It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde.”

“I’m trying to find the nailhead, not just strike the blow.”

“I never wanted to be Marilyn — it just happened. Marilyn’s like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.”

“Please quote me right!”

I'm a big Bruce Lee fan, and if I saw Bruce Lee try to be some namby-pamby lawyer, I'd want my money back.

The most frustrating thing about injuries is that they take so bloody long to heal.

Revenge is a caustic thing. I say, Breathe in, breathe deeply, let it go.

I'm certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

I'm very fussy. I'm very hard to please.

I'm enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.

We were diving in caves. It wasn't totally safe.

If you're going to do something, do it with style!

In my misspent youth, I was risky.