Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.

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.

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

Fear clogged human potential.

Jobs suck, but when you work on your passion, it is never a job, no matter how hard and how long you have to work.

You Are Your Own Michelangello Always".

I never count calories, but I eat so well.

It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous.

You can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty.

L.A., its nice, but I think of sunshine and people on rollerblades eating sushi. New York, I think of nighttime, I think of Times Square and Broadway and nightlife and the city that never sleeps.

Succession planning often results in the selection of a weaker representation of yourself.

Logic and sermons never convince, The damp of the night drives deeper into my soul.

The ides of March are come. Soothsayer: Ay, Caesar; but not gone.