Nancy Astor — (the first woman in British history to enter the House of Commons, a success she achieved through her hard work and grit)
One day, blazing with anger, she turned to Winston Churchill (the famous prime minister at the time) and said:
"If I were your wife, I'd poison your tea."
Churchill (calmly and with a look of disdain):
"If I were your husband, I'd drink it."
