John Bercow Quotes

• I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.

  John Bercow

  Past, Want, Disputes

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• 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

  People, House, Parliament

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• 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

  Running, Long, House

  "John Bercow says he is ready for the Speaker's role" by Nicholas Watt, www.theguardian.com. May 20, 2009.

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• Fairness is not about statistical equality.

  John Bercow

  Fairness And Equality, Fairness

  "The Saturday interview: John Bercow". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2011.

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• Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

  John Bercow

  Men, Time Goes By, Acquire

  "Profile: Commons Speaker, John Bercow" by David Hencke, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2009.

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

  John Bercow

  Taken, Thinking, Records

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

  John Bercow

  Worry, Influence, No Point

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• A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.

  John Bercow

  Suffering, Legislature, Scorn

  "Profile: Commons Speaker, John Bercow" by David Hencke, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2009.

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• If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.

  John Bercow

  Senior, Ministers, Ifs

  "The Saturday interview: John Bercow" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2011.

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• It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.

  John Bercow

  Use, Beats, Form

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• The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.

  John Bercow

  Different, World, Realising

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• If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.

  John Bercow

  Fun, Cheeky, Situation

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• There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.

  John Bercow

  People, Noses, Snobby

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• I've never been much given to little social cliques.

  John Bercow

  Littles, Social, Clique

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• I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.

  John Bercow

  Fashion, Pride, People

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• 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

  Children, House, Speakers

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• Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.

  John Bercow

  Wife, My Wife, Property

  "John Bercow dismisses Daily Mail as a 'bigoted comic'" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2011.

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• I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.

  John Bercow

  Newspapers, Written, Uninterested

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• When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.

  John Bercow

  Might, Firsts, Conservative

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• 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

  Party, Weekend, Excuse

  "John Bercow: 'We need reform. Too bad if it disturbs people's lunch'" by Steve Richards, www.independent.co.uk. July 4, 2010.

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• I'm not in the business of warning people.

  John Bercow

  People, Warning

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

  John Bercow

  Psychics, Mind, Figures

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• Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.

  John Bercow

  Lying, Punishment, Abuse

  "John Bercow: parliament has rediscovered its 'balls'" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2011.

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• One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.

  John Bercow

  Careers, Passionate, Parliament

  Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2011.

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• The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

  John Bercow

  Jobs, Team, Party

  "'Low-grade, sub-standard, downmarket drivel': House of Commons Speaker in angry rant at critics of him and his wife" by Tom McTague, www.mirror.co.uk. August 14, 2012.

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