Linus Torvalds Quotes

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind.

Neutrality works well in my district.

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

I'm a great believer in the idea of not choosing based on our taste.

I'm always a little happier if the court stays somewhat in the center.

When you are not a candidate you have greater credibility.

I will not vote for - and no senator should vote for - anyone who will not render justice impartially.

I don't hate Guardiola. These kind of feelings don't suit with professional matters.

I do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences.

I am not a pro-plaintiff or pro-defendant judge.

When the public sees us taking sides—and the public definitely sees it—we lose the only reason we had any influence with the public in the first place: our credibility. We become just another partisan voice in a cacophonous chorus, one more basement blogger.

You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say.

The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires.

You can't take sides when you know the earth is round.

I think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum.

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.

I'm honest, I'm fair and I'm sure, as time progresses, those who don't believe that will find it to be true.

In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave it to the audience to listen and then make up their own minds.

We need proof in our society.

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

The point I'm trying to make is, I'm really quite neutral. I have not been conditioned.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

Justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.