Bill Maris Quotes

A perception of a conflict of interest is jsut as bad as a conflict of interest,

No man must be Judge who propounds unto himself any hope of profit, or glory, from the victory of either party.

No reasonable American believes that someone can investigate their own boss.

He never wants anything but what's right and fair; only when you come to settle what's right and fair, it's everything that he wants and nothing that you want.

No one is a good judge in his own cause.

Conflicts of interest' arise when you're not - when you're sneaky about it, when you're shady about it, when you're not transparent about it. If you tell everyone, 'Here's what's going on. Here's the process; here are the people that are playing a role' - that's being transparent.

If giving money to a politician prejudiced my ability to think and write honestly, I wouldn't do it. Fortunately, it doesn't.

In my capacity as a board member of the OfS, I hope to be impartial, objective, and fair.

I would deal with President Trump's business no different than I would deal with any other business that comes before the committee.

I have never asked anyone, including the president, for anything for the company or my personal gain.

No man can be judge to his own cause.

Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment.

Objective is the wrong word. Rather, it's fairness. Objectivity is a false God. Instead we should strive for fairness and transparency.

And seeing every man is presumed to do all things in order to his own benefit, no man is a fit Arbitrator in his own cause

For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face some downside as well.

If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest.

Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests.

It was difficult being a neutral broadcaster - in the people's eyes - because of my association with the Celtics.

No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.

I will do everything by apply with all the legal and apply with the rule of law. And the main important thing that I have to be fairness to everyone, not just only one person.

I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency: that people have to really not just know but understand what they're buying and selling.

Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office.

I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

Judge Bradley says of the electoral commission: "I firmly believe that the differences of opinion were honest and arose from the different standpoints of individuals." Not a doubt of it; seven members of the commission looked at the question from a standpoint of self-interest, and eight considered it from one of personal advantage.