Quotes About Impartiality

I can promise to be sincere, but not to be impartial.

The law no passion can disturb. 'Tis void of desire and fear, lust and anger. 'Tis mens sine affectu, written reason, retaining some measure of the divine perfection. It does not enjoin that which pleases a weak, frail man, but, without any regard to persons, commands that which is good and punishes evil in all, whether rich or poor, high or low.

Many things in life are not fair but all things should be.

I am a great foe of favoritism in public life, in private life, and even in the delicate relationship of an author to his works.

Beautiful dress, fabulous office, high rank, and the expensive ride cannot execute its precise context until the character mirrors beauty, decisions become glorious, justice stays dignified, and impartiality becomes a journey of life.

Justice is that which is in one's favour; otherwise, not.

The neutral and honest person applies a rule, not a tool; otherwise, it proves such a person as unfair and a fool.

The neutrality that compels to follow only particular guidelines and rules is a professional and dictatorial verdict, not according to the actual context of neutrality.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

I don't want a lot of guys like me who played the game. Quite frankly, I want blank canvases; I want people to come in with new ideas. I don't want the biases of their own experiences to be a part of their decision-making process.

For nothing is more democratic than logic; it is no respecter of persons and makes no distinction between crooked and straight noses.

Non possiamo essere imparziali. Possiamo essere soltanto intellettualmente onesti.

Noi non possiamo essere imparziali. Possiamo essere soltanto intellettualmente onesti: cioè renderci conto delle nostre passioni, tenerci in guardia contro di esse e mettere in guardia i nostri lettori contro i pericoli della nostra parzialità. L'imparzialità è un sogno, la probità è un dovere.

Throughout my decade on the bench, I have watched my colleagues strive day in and day out to do just as Socrates said we should - to hear courteously, answer wisely, consider soberly, and decide impartially.

It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.

We're journalists, and so it's our job to be impartial and provide a fair and thorough assessment of what's happening on the ground from the perspective of what we're able to see.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.

Rationality is the quality of seeing past appearances to discern the true nature of things. We call a person rational who is evenhanded and unprejudiced. Equanimity means the calm acceptance of all that exists and all that happens. Magnanimity means greatness of spirit, unmoved by the lure of pleasure, the lust for fame, and the fear of death.

How free from all vanity he carried himself in matter of honour and dignity, (as they are esteemed:) his laboriousness and assiduity, his readiness to hear any man, that had aught to say tending to any common good: how generally and impartially he would give every man his due; his skill and knowledge

undeviating firmness in giving to every man according to his deserts;

He looked on people, and he neither liked nor disliked them. He looked on life and was neither heartened nor saddened.