--- title: "13 Speaker House Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Speaker House quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Speaker House sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/jeanine-pirro-14382_house_paul-ryan-needs-to-step-down-as-speaker_133588.jpg" --- > [Paul Ryan needs to step down as Speaker of the House.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanine-pirro/paul-ryan-needs-to-step-down-as-speaker-of-the-house/) [Jeanine Pirro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanine-pirro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/jeanine-pirro-14382_house_paul-ryan-needs-to-step-down-as-speaker_133588.jpg) > [Having five children in six years is the best training in the world for Speaker of the House.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/having-five-children-in-six-years-is-the-best-training-in-the-world/) [Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/nancy-pelosi-1267_children_having-five-children-in-six-years-is-the_1247271.png) > [“The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as "seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-caro/the-author-describes-speaker-of-the-house-sam-rayburn-as-seldom-at/) [Robert A. Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-caro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/robert-a-caro-15999_authenticity_the-author-describes-speaker-of-the-hous_2518389.jpg) > [I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bercow/i-never-aspired-to-be-speaker-simply-so-i-could-say-i-am-the-speaker/) [John Bercow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bercow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/john-bercow-19579_children_i-never-aspired-to-be-speaker-simply-so_281896.png) > [Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/let-me-just-say-as-one-who-has-been-speaker-of-the-house-i-ve-had-to/) [Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/nancy-pelosi-1267_about_let-me-just-say-as-one-who-has-been-spea_2045809.png) > [I'm probably one of the only people who has voted for the speaker of the House but didn't serve in Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-mcsally/i-m-probably-one-of-the-only-people-who-has-voted-for-the-speaker-of/) [Martha McSally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-mcsally/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/martha-mcsally-15801_congress_i-m-probably-one-of-the-only-people-who_2013725.png) > [We're going to run against Nancy Pelosi in 2018. We'll remind people in 2018 - what's the rhetorical question - 'Do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-collins/we-re-going-to-run-against-nancy-pelosi-in-2018-we-ll-remind-people/) [Chris Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/chris-collins-20630_back_we-re-going-to-run-against-nancy-pelosi_3094402.jpg) > [The role of the speaker of the House is to deliver enough votes by understanding and accommodating the individual bottom lines of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-polis/the-role-of-the-speaker-of-the-house-is-to-deliver-enough-votes-by/) [Jared Polis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-polis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/jared-polis-4096_bottom-line_the-role-of-the-speaker-of-the-house-is_646897.jpg) > [I think Nancy Pelosi is extremely qualified to be speaker of the House, because she has been speaker of the House. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/i-think-nancy-pelosi-is-extremely-qualified-to-be-speaker-of-the/) [Deb Haaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-haaland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/deb-haaland-6164_house_i-think-nancy-pelosi-is-extremely-qualif_2231024.jpg) > [Well, it looks like John Boehner will be the new Speaker of the House. He is the son of a bartender, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/well-it-looks-like-john-boehner-will-be-the-new-speaker-of-the-house/) [Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/jay-leno-210_bartender_well-it-looks-like-john-boehner-will-be_932464.jpg) > [Tom Foley was a statesman, and it was a privilege to serve under him when he was the Speaker of the House.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/tom-foley-was-a-statesman-and-it-was-a-privilege-to-serve-under-him/) [Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/nancy-pelosi-1267_away_tom-foley-was-a-statesman-and-it-was-a-p_1242930.png) > [I'm also honored to be here with the speaker of the House - just happens to be from the state of Illinois.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-m-also-honored-to-be-here-with-the-speaker-of-the-house-just/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/george-w-bush-64_fellows_i-m-also-honored-to-be-here-with-the-spe_1096354.jpg) > [I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-malcolm/i-think-having-nancy-pelosi-as-speaker-of-the-house-is-going-to-send/) [Ellen Malcolm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-malcolm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f3/ellen-malcolm-35507_country_i-think-having-nancy-pelosi-as-speaker-o_2339305.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/speaker-house/#itemlist", "name": "Speaker House Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Paul Ryan needs to step down as Speaker of the House.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeanine Pirro" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanine-pirro/paul-ryan-needs-to-step-down-as-speaker-of-the-house/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/jeanine-pirro-14382_house_paul-ryan-needs-to-step-down-as-speaker_133588.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/jeanine-pirro-14382_house_paul-ryan-needs-to-step-down-as-speaker_133588.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/jeanine-pirro-14382_house_paul-ryan-needs-to-step-down-as-speaker_133588.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Paul Ryan needs to step down as Speaker of the House.” — Jeanine Pirro", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Having five children in six years is the best training in the world for Speaker of the House.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nancy Pelosi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/having-five-children-in-six-years-is-the-best-training-in-the-world/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/nancy-pelosi-1267_children_having-five-children-in-six-years-is-the_1247271.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/nancy-pelosi-1267_children_having-five-children-in-six-years-is-the_1247271.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/nancy-pelosi-1267_children_having-five-children-in-six-years-is-the_1247271.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Having five children in six years is the best training in the world for Speaker of the House.” — Nancy Pelosi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as \"seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert A. 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I trust her leadership. I trust her judgment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Deb Haaland" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/i-think-nancy-pelosi-is-extremely-qualified-to-be-speaker-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/deb-haaland-6164_house_i-think-nancy-pelosi-is-extremely-qualif_2231024.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/deb-haaland-6164_house_i-think-nancy-pelosi-is-extremely-qualif_2231024.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/deb-haaland-6164_house_i-think-nancy-pelosi-is-extremely-qualif_2231024.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think Nancy Pelosi is extremely qualified to be speaker of the House, because she has been speaker of the…” — Deb Haaland", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well, it looks like John Boehner will be the new Speaker of the House. He is the son of a bartender, one of 12 children. He grew up in a two room home with just one bathroom, worked his way through school, became the first person in his family to graduate from college. And, sadly, fell in with the wrong crowd and wound up in Congress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jay Leno" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/well-it-looks-like-john-boehner-will-be-the-new-speaker-of-the-house/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/jay-leno-210_bartender_well-it-looks-like-john-boehner-will-be_932464.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/jay-leno-210_bartender_well-it-looks-like-john-boehner-will-be_932464.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/jay-leno-210_bartender_well-it-looks-like-john-boehner-will-be_932464.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Well, it looks like John Boehner will be the new Speaker of the House. 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I had the privilege of seeing him a couple days before he passed away.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nancy Pelosi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/tom-foley-was-a-statesman-and-it-was-a-privilege-to-serve-under-him/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/nancy-pelosi-1267_away_tom-foley-was-a-statesman-and-it-was-a-p_1242930.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/nancy-pelosi-1267_away_tom-foley-was-a-statesman-and-it-was-a-p_1242930.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/nancy-pelosi-1267_away_tom-foley-was-a-statesman-and-it-was-a-p_1242930.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Tom Foley was a statesman, and it was a privilege to serve under him when he was the Speaker of the House…” — Nancy Pelosi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm also honored to be here with the speaker of the House - just happens to be from the state of Illinois. 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