Margaret Thatcher Quotes
If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
Margaret Thatcher
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Compromise,
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Nothing,
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You,
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Would,
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Out,
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Liked,
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Be Prepared,
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Prepared,
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Achieve,
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Any,
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Anything
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