Quotes About Impartiality

Life's not fair; why should I be?

America must be "neutral in fact as well as in name . . . impartial in thought as well as action.

Si yo quisiera ser justo, sería juez.

noche es neutral, se dijo. No toma partido por uno ni por otros, y ayuda a quien la pone de su lado. A quien la utiliza.

No voy a analizar los años de gobierno corridos desde la toma violenta del poder en 1945 hasta la pérdida violenta del mismo en 1948, porque estoy demasiado mezclado con esos sucesos para poder opinar sobre ellos con la necesaria imparcialidad.

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it.

Understanding the psychology of changing norms starts from a simple insight: although we may wish to be perfectly rational and impartial, bias is an inescapable part of what it means to be human.

You claim the right to prosecute me in accordance with your laws, the laws of Dorp, about which I know nothing. I claim the right to defend myself by the only law I know, the law of reason. Reason demands an impartial judge, and that I be given the advice of someone who knows your law.

Stone Court were scenting the air quite impartially, as if Mr. Raffles

the human soul is hospitable, and will entertain conflicting sentiments and contradictory opinions with much impartiality.

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.

Don't Judge People by Their Outfit...Judge by Outcome...

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

Life is uncooperative, impartial, incontestable.

But in all cases we must guard most carefully against what is pleasant, and pleasure itself, because we are not impartial judges of it.

Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally.

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality

It is of the first importance, not to allow your judgement to be biased by personal qualities. A client is to me a mere unit, a factor in a problem.

Justice is blind, but judges have eyes.

The à priori presumption is in favour of freedom and impartiality.

Impartiality is incompatible with the will to affirm oneself or quite simply with the will to exist. To acknowledge another's merits is an alarming symptom, an act against nature.

It is not right that any one should be advocate and judge in the same case.

Fairness is what justice really is.

It is very important when you judge to recognize that you have to stay impartial. That's what the nature of my job is. I have to unhook myself from my emotional responses and try to stay within my unemotional, objective persona.