I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.

I've never been much given to little social cliques.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.

For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.

I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.

I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.

A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.

A dark thought will never lead you to the light because darkness is terrified of light.

They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor S

Life is like a speed limit, our lives have limit.

Do what you love and the money will follow.

Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.

If you know anything better than this candidly impart it; if not, use this with me.

Perhaps the universe is a memory of our mistakes.

Cats are our last best chance to have a dysfunctional relationship.

There is no oil so thick as to destroy the imagination.

Examine what you believe to be impossible, and then change your beliefs.