Prithvi Shaw Quotes

I wish at all events to retain at all times a judicial habit of not condemning a thing utterly until I have heard what is to be said for it.

If You are a magistrate of standing, commissioned to appease the many, remove stupidity from the record. When You speak, do not lean to one side, beware lest one complain.

One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.

I think when you're looking for people to interview, you want to make it fair and honest. You're not just bringing people on so you can beat them up or, you know, make fools out of them or something.

Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.

If you would be a good judge, hear what every one says.

They [speakers] enjoin promptitude and impartiality in deciding the various questions of order as they arise; firmness and dignity in his deportment toward the House; patience, good temper, and courtesy towards the individual Members ... the fair exhibition of every subject presented for consideration. They especially require of him, in those moments of agitation from which no deliberative assembly is always entirely exempt, to remain cool and unshaken amidst the storms of debate, carefully guarding the preservation of the permanent laws and rules of the House from being sacrificed to temporary passions, prejudices, or interests.

I take every possible side.

In matters of state, one has to be full of sentiments, but one can never be sentimental.

I think I should be objective, call 'em as I see 'em. Stay the Tooz.

It doesn't matter which court I'm on.

Common sense, proportionality, and judgment are the skills we must seek in those we choose to regulate our lives.

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

By staying neutral, I end up being somebody that everybody can trust. Even if they don't always agree with my decisions, they know I'm not working against them.

There are still personalities that you bond with or a fighting spirit that you connect with, but as a host you have to stay impartial and root for all of them.

Well, I don't know about objectivity, but I know for certain that it's always possible for a professional journalist who understands what he or she's up to to be fair, and that's the key word. Fairness to individuals, fairness to ideas, and to issues and whatever - that is critical, and that is also part and parcel of what the job.

The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

To increase our objectivity, we must learn to switch off the mini-movies. Objectivity requires us to be mindful, present in the moment, and experiencing what is happening without judgment.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.

Conduct, which involves a decision of the ultimate fate of the agent cannot be based on illusions.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

If I'm lucky enough to be involved in the Academy Awards in the future, I'll just let people make up their decision without being involved in any politics. Because it shouldn't involve that.