1.
I've never been much given to little social cliques.
John Bercow
2.
Fairness is not about statistical equality.
John Bercow
3.
If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.
John Bercow
4.
For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.
John Bercow
5.
I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.
John Bercow
6.
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.
John Bercow
7.
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.
John Bercow
8.
I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.
John Bercow
9.
I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.
John Bercow
10.
It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.
John Bercow
11.
A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.
John Bercow
12.
When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.
John Bercow
13.
There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.
John Bercow
14.
The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.
John Bercow
15.
Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.
John Bercow
16.
Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.
John Bercow
17.
There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.
John Bercow
18.
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
John Bercow
19.
I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.
John Bercow
20.
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.
John Bercow
21.
I'm not in the business of warning people.
John Bercow
22.
Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.
John Bercow
23.
I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.
John Bercow
24.
One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.
John Bercow
25.
The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.
John Bercow
