A woman of haughty and fierce carriage, of a nimble wit and active spirit, a very voluble tongue, more bold than a man. — John Winthrop
A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars. — Carly Simon
The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together. — Louisa May Alcott
The perfect woman, you see [is] a working-woman; not an idler; not a fine lady; but one who [uses] her hands and her head and her heart for the good of others. — Thomas Hardy
The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through his iron, through his blood. — Ernst Moritz Arndt
My mother... she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her. — Jodi Picoult
I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system. — Mary Robinson
There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise — W. E. B. Du Bois
I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage. — Elizabeth Taylor
Never underestimate the power of a bossy woman. — Karen Hawkins
For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Short Iron Lady Quotes
A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Aye, tough mermaids are, the lot of them. — Blackbeard
The woman wins who calls herself beautiful, and challenges the world to change to fit her vision. — Naomi Wolf
I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner. — Lisa Leslie
I am life, I am strength, I am woman. — Julia de Burgos
Iron Lady Image Quotes
Life is ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.
Iron Man Quotes
I don't need an Iron Man suit. I'm already a weapon of mass seduction. — Robert Downey, Jr.
When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of the west - or the iron ore of Penn. It's all a big game of construction - some with a brush - some with a shovel - some choose a pen. — Jackson Pollock
The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.
In Hitler the rare union has taken place between the most acute logical thinker and truly profound philosopher, and the iron man of action...I follow no leadership but that of Adolf Hitler and of God. — Hermann Goring
Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Think about running an iron man. You have to toughen up... you literally have to change your body to be capable of doing those things. It's the same thing with the mind. You have to train your mind to be capable of sticking through, of working crazy long hours, learning things you don't want to do. — Tom Bilyeu
Your clothes should be tight enough to show you are a woman, but loose enough to show you are a lady.
Tony Stark in 'Iron Man' helped wider audiences finally embrace the enormous talent of Robert Downey Jr. — Tom Hiddleston
Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men. — Richard Watson Gilder
Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that... and I think I am fine. — Margaret Thatcher
If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing. — Margaret Thatcher
We had to fight the enemy without in the Falklands. We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty. — Margaret Thatcher
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.
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. — Margaret Thatcher
Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you. — Margaret Thatcher
We will stand on principle or we will not stand at all. — Margaret Thatcher
I don't think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime. — Margaret Thatcher
A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country's flag. — Margaret Thatcher
Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where there is despair, may we bring hope. — Francis of Assisi
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. — Margaret Thatcher
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. — Margaret Thatcher
What Britain needs is an iron lady. — Margaret Thatcher
It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone. — Margaret Thatcher
I might have preferred iron - but bronze will do. It won't rust. This time I hope, the head will stay on. — Margaret Thatcher
If you make the tough decisions, people will hate you today. But they will thank you for generations. — Meryl Streep
It's the Labour Government that have brought us record peacetime taxation. They've got the usual Socialist disease - they've run out of other people's money. — Margaret Thatcher
Defeat? I do not recognize the meaning of the word. — Margaret Thatcher
We want a society in which we are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. That is what we mean by a moral society - not a society in which the State is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the State. — Margaret Thatcher
Recently started flat ironing my ball hair. Come on ladies, you know how it is; if you have curly hair you just want straight hair. — Daniel Tosh
I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. — Margaret Thatcher
Her iron will won international respect. Her unabashed femininity gained women's. Margaret Thatcher was a lady's lady. — Louise Burfitt-Dons
You turn if you want to. The Lady's not for turning. — Margaret Thatcher
I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society - from a give-it-to-me, to a do-it-yourself nation. A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain. — Margaret Thatcher
I was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am. — Margaret Thatcher
There are dangers in consensus: it could be an attempt to satisfy people holding no particular views about anything. ... No great party can survive except on the basis of firm beliefs about what it wants to do. — Margaret Thatcher
I never hugged him, I bombed him. — Margaret Thatcher
There's no such thing as society. — Margaret Thatcher
We have become a grandmother. — Margaret Thatcher
I am not immortal, but I've got a lot left in me yet. — Margaret Thatcher
One must be brave if one is to take the wheel. — Meryl Streep
All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. It must be business as usual. — Margaret Thatcher
And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark divisive clouds of Marxist socialism. — Margaret Thatcher
Economics are the method; the object is to change the soul. — Margaret Thatcher
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. — Margaret Thatcher
Meryl Streep, despite not being a Prime Minister, is reasonably convincing in 'The Iron Lady.' — Sasha Frere-Jones
Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you tonight in my … chiffon evening gown, my face softly made up, my fair hair gently waved, the Iron Lady of the Western world. Me? A Cold War warrior? … Well, yes — if that is how they wish to interpret my defense of values of freedoms fundamental to our way of life. — Margaret Thatcher
Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady. — Margaret Thatcher
Therefore was I created with a stubborn outside, with an aspect of iron, that when I come to woo ladies, I fright them. But, in faith, Kate, the elder I wax, the better I shall appear. My comfort is that old age, that ill layer-up of beauty, can do no more spoil upon my face. Thou hast me, if thou hast me, at the worst, and thou shalt wear me, if thou wear me, better and better. — William Shakespeare
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