Quotes About Fairness

I was in business for 30 years, and my experience is that the best way to operate is to work fairly and closely with partners over a long period of time.

Congress should live by the same laws it passes on to the rest of the nation.

I am interested in justice, not the law. There is an unfortunate difference.

The prescription of the equality of human beings is not a description of an alleged actual equality among humans: it is a prescription of how we should treat human beings.

It is a foolish judge who, before the evidence is presented, makes a judgement.

The integrity of the game is everything.

When Adashek first spoke to Richard at the jail, Richard was despondent, humble, and shy. He said he didn't think he'd ever get a fair trial, that everyone already felt he was guilty, and he wanted to plead guilty to get it all over as fast as he could. Adashek advised him not to plead guilty and to fight the case. Richard said he'd think about it and was then taken back to his cell.

As they entered, Richard glowered at them. Cynthia Haden couldn't look him in the eyes. She felt guilty about having convicted him. She thought the Hernandezes were so woefully inadequate that Richard hadn't gotten a fair shake. "He was sold down the river," she would later say, and would make correcting that "injustice" her life's work.

Uniformity in the common law, consisting of broad principles like the "reasonable person" standard, generally permits adjustment for the circumstances. This type of uniform principle is almost synonymous with fairness. Uniform application of a detailed rule, on the other hand, will almost always favor one group over another. p. 34

To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met.

We tend to think, 'Life should be fair because God is fair.' But God is not life. And if I confuse God with the physical reality of life- by expecting constant good health for example- then I set myself up for crashing disappointment.

Give no decision till both sides thou'st heard.

I truly don't know why the boys are getting all the votes - it could be because they are really amazing, and that's all there is to it. They're really, really good and every single boy deserves to be in the competition right now, and so do the two girls.

Ma io sono un uomo che preferisce perdere piuttosto che vincere con modi sleali e spietati. Grave colpa da parte mia, lo so! E il bello è che ho la sfacciataggine di difendere tale colpa, di considerarla quasi una virtù…

One is often guilty by being too just.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

When you reduce taxes on higher earners it's vital to be reducing them on lower earning people as well so the nation shares in the approach.

Our participation in the single market, and our ability to help set its rules is the principal reason for our membership of the EU. So it is a vital interest for us to protect the integrity and fairness of the single market for all its members.

The Alabama Department of Revenue is vital to state government, ensuring citizens are treated fairly and that all tax dollars are collected.

The Vermont Supreme Court serves a vital role in protecting our state's Constitution, upholding our laws, ensuring fairness in our systems and the accountability of our institutions.

I've been really vocal about my disappointment about how the WNBA athletes get treated like second-class citizens in relations to the NBA when they're a subsidiary.

I am proud to be a vocal advocate for pay equity to ensure hard work is paid fairly, regardless of sex or gender.

We have to ensure that everybody's voice is heard equally, or nobody's will be.

I ask for calm yet resolute voices to be heard in our communities. It is imperative that people of good will, those who believe in a just and fair criminal justice system, hear our voices.