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I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university professor.

What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job?

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

I've been a speaker. I've been a majority leader. I've been a minority leader. Those are the sort of things I don't need any more.

I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another category.

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.

I'm not going to lie to you: being Speaker of the State Assembly is the best job I've ever had in my entire career. But you know, I got into politics 'cause I wanted to make a difference, and I was always raised that one person could make a difference.

After hearing from my colleagues, I have decided to run for Speaker of the House. Let's work together to make a difference for our country.

I think the speaker of the House in Congress should be like the Massachusetts speaker: all-powerful. He should appoint committee chairmen and remove them if they stray from the party line. He should be answerable only to the caucus, which can remove him at any time. I'd throw the seniority system out on its ear in Congress.