1. "If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman." 1965 speech
若你要空談某事, 找男人。若你要作好某事, 找女人。
2. "Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope." May 4, 1979, after becoming PM
若有不順，願我們帶來和諧。若有錯誤, 願我們帶來真理。
若有質疑，願我們帶來信仰。若有絕望, 願我們帶來希望。
3. "Pennies don’t fall from heaven — they have to be earned here on Earth." November 1979 at a banquet
錢不會從天上掉落—必須要腳踏實地得爭取!
4. Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the high road to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
訓練自己去做你知道正確且重要的事情；即使有難度，這仍是通往自豪、自尊和自我滿足的康莊大道。
5. "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." September 1981 interview
我的政策不是來自經濟理論，而是來自跟我一樣的數百萬名同胞的成長背景：每天紮實工作，領取應得薪水、量入為出、未雨綢繆、準時繳費並支持警方。
6. "Defeat? I do not recognize the meaning of the word." April 1982, start of the Falklands War
「打敗?」我不知道這個字的意思。
7. "I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end." April 4, 1989, in the Observer
我極有耐心，只要最後我得到我想要的。
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