“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”

— Margaret Thatcher

Often attributed to Thatcher, but originally said by Jesse Carr, head of Teamsters Union Local, in Newsweek, Vol. 88 (1976), p. 77
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British stateswoman and politician 1925–2013

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