When will Labour learn that you cannot build Jerusalem in Brussels.
Margaret ThatcherRead
Remember, George, this is no time to go wobbly.
Interpretation
Stay strong and decisive in challenging times.
Margaret Thatcher's quote emphasizes the importance of maintaining strength and composure during difficult situations. It serves as a reminder not to falter or hesitate when confronted with challenges, suggesting that resolve and determination are essential for effective leadership and decision-making.
In practice
During a team meeting, when discussing upcoming challenges, you could use the quote to motivate everyone.
When will Labour learn that you cannot build Jerusalem in Brussels.
Never in the history of human credit has so much been owed.
The battle for women's rights has been largely won.
Ought we not to ask the media to agree among themselves a voluntary code of conduct, under which they would not say or show anything which could assist the terrorists' morale or their cause while the hijack lasted.
Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security: if she was ever foolish enough to do so, and then suffered for it, the backlash against both honest brokers and Palestinians would be immense - 'land for peace' must also bring peace.
If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.
If it's necessary to form a Black Nationalist army, we'll form a Black Nationalist army. It'll be ballot or the bullet. It'll be liberty or it'll be death.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become.
It is not fear that stops you from doing the brave and true thing in your daily life. Rather, the problem is avoidance. You want to feel comfortable so you avoid doing or saying the thing that will evoke fear and other difficult emotions. Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run but, it will never make you less afraid.
The persecution of Jews in occupied Poland meant that we could see horror emerging gradually in many ways. In 1939, they were forced to wear Jewish stars, and people were herded and shut up into ghettos. Then, in the years '41 and '42 there was plenty of public evidence of pure sadism. With people behaving like pigs, I felt the Jews were being destroyed. I had to help them. There was no choice.
Lay on, McDuff, and be damned he who first cries, 'Hold, enough!
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.