柴契爾，多麼響亮的一個名字，這位兼具傳奇性與爭議性、英國史上第一位女首相，喜歡她的民眾支持她、為她瘋狂，但討厭她的人也幾乎和愛她的人一樣多。究竟是怎麼樣的性格、作風，讓她活得如此精彩轟動，甚至帶領英國脫離經濟蕭條，迎接思想自由？或許，我們能從她說過的名言當中略知一二。

“I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.”

「我喜歡議論，我喜歡爭辯。我完全不期待任何人就只是坐在那裡，然後同意我，那不是他們的工作。」

“I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.”

「我從不知道有人可以不做任何努力就能成功。努力是成功的必要條件。而努力雖然不是每一次都能讓你成功卓越，但一定能讓你更接近成功。」

“I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.”

「只要10秒鐘，我便能確定這個人是個怎麼樣的人，確定了以後，我往往都不會改變我的想法。」

“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”

「如果你想要空談，找男人；如果你想要事情被完成，找女人。」

“Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”

「權力就像成為一個淑女一樣…如果你向眾人說你是一個淑女，那麼你就不是淑女。」（意思即是：真正有權力的人，不會特別和別人張揚說他有多少權勢。）

“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.”

「一個知道經營家庭困難之處的女人，將比較容易看出，治理一個國家會遇到甚麼困難。」

“In my work, you get used to criticisms. Of course you do, because there are a lot of people trying to get you down, but I always cheer up immensely if one is particularly wounding because I think well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left. That is why my father always taught me: never worry about anyone who attacks you personally; it means their arguments carry no weight and they know it.”

「做我這種工作，你必須習慣批評的聲浪。你當然會習慣，因為我知道有好多人想把我拉下台，但我的心情總是都恢復地很快，因為我理直而氣壯，當他們對我人身攻擊，我就會想起我父親我教導我的：千萬不要害怕那些對你人身攻擊的人，因為這表示他們的言語攻擊沒有一絲重量，而他們也知道這件事。」

“You know, if you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything, wouldn't you, at any time? And you would achieve nothing!”

「你知道，當你想要每個人都喜歡你的話，那麼你就必須對所有事妥協，對吧？但如果是這樣，你將會甚麼事都做不了！」

“I fight on, I fight to win.”

「我一直都在戰鬥，我為了贏而戰鬥。」

一個如此大氣、果敢的鐵娘子，絕對擁有所謂的領袖魅力，而儘管世人對柴契爾夫人的評價兩極，她也在去年4月病逝英國倫敦，但她帶給全世界的影響力，將永遠在我們心中。

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