One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.

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.

Dreams are memories. Memories are dreams. But my time with you hasn’t become a dream just yet. Because the sensation of your kisses keep me from sleep. I’m in love, God help me, I’m in love.

When you shall have learned to know, and to love, you will still suffer. The day is born in tears. The luminous weep, if only over those in darkness.

The purpose of prayer is not to inform God of our needs but to invite Him to rule our lives.

Most men have worried about things which never happened, and more men have been killed by worry than by hard work.

I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.

I always feel more grounded and stable when I have balance in my life; I'm a Libra!

We are not the reason the gospel works; the gospel is the reason the gospel works.

I always like to keep busy, otherwise my brain starts ticking.

For me, women's ski wear has always been black and, again, not as feminine or sexy as I think it could look while still having the technology there.

Music journalists are some of the lazy, most uninspired, dull people I've ever met...