I Pride Myself On Being Courteous To

When I First Started Out In Politics I Was, What You Might Describe As, A Hard Right Conservative.

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 Are People Who Are Just Very, Very Sniffy And Snobby And Have Always Sort Of Looked Down Their Noses At Me.

One Consistent Thing In An Otherwise Inconsistent Career Is That I've Always Been Passionate About Parliament.

Even Youngish Men Can Acquire Wisdom As Time Goes By.