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'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.
There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.
If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.
There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.
I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.