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.

There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.

A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.

I'm not in the business of warning people.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.