Margaret Thatcher (lovely fun when quoted to anyone in the bloated Public Sector – the horror on their faces)

“As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story.”

“If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.”