Tag Archives: Thought for the Day

But then all women dress like their mothers, that is their tragedy. No man ever does. That is his. Alan Bennett, British playwright

One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I’m having a good time. Nancy Astor, British politician

Fear is no basis for foreign policy. Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister

Rebels seldom make good revolutionaries, because organized action, even union with other people, is not possible for them. Lillian Hellman, American playwright

We are what we seem to be, transient mortal creatures subject to necessity and chance … Our destiny can be examined, but it cannot be justified or totally explained. We are simply here. Iris Murdoch, British writer

I don’t mind how much my ministers talk – as long as they do what I say. Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister