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

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.

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

A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.

personality is inherited from hairstyle..

According to Google statistics, people search the word "money" four times as often as the word "goal". This creates a word: "frustration".

The sad news is, nobody owes you a career. Your career is literally your buisness.

Stalin said artists are the engineers of human souls. I wanted to show what happens to the soul when the engineers get through with it.

Resist. Unlearn. Defy.

Ultimately when I am with you all, what I see is my Guru. And what is he? He is love.

And the most important thing you can do is learn to edit yourself. And then go back and rewrite.

Love yourself. Respect yourself. Never sell yourself short. Believe in yourself regardless of what people think. You can accomplish anything, absolutely anything, if you set your mind to it.

A committee is the only known form of life with a hundred bellies and no brain.

I have this red cardigan that my friend Coco gave me that has holes for thumbs. It's my cozy sweater. I wear it a lot.