Incumbent Prime Minister

Famous quotes containing the words prime minister, incumbent and/or prime:

    “No woman in my time will be Prime Minister or Chancellor or Foreign Secretary—not the top jobs. Anyway I wouldn’t want to be Prime Minister. You have to give yourself 100%.”
    —Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925)

    “It is remarkable that almost all speakers and writers feel it to be incumbent on them, sooner or later, to prove or acknowledge the personality of God. Some Earl of Bridgewater, thinking it better late than never, has provided for it in his will. It is a sad mistake.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Being prime minister is a lonely job.... you cannot lead from the crowd.”
    —Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925)