When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.
I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.
A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.
I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.