Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

There are only two ways to be quite unprejudiced and impartial. One is to be completely ignorant. The other is to be completely indifferent. Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided.

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

What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply mean mental activity.

I write with as much objectivity as I can.

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.

I want to stress the importance of being fair to our readers. You should not impose your own view and prejudice on the readers and try to lead them to a conclusion. As a reader, I understand what a fair report is.

I believe the most important thing for the media is to be objective, fair, and balanced. We should not report a story with preconceptions or prejudice.

On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.

I don't believe it's humanly possible to be free of bias.

The lover wants no partiality. He says, Be so kind as to be just.

Objectivity? I always have an objective.

To be impartial... is indeed to have taken sides already... with the status quo.

I haven't any allegiance, any responsibilities, any hatreds, any worries, any prejudices, any passion. I'm neither for nor against. I'm a neutral.

Objectivity? I've always had an objective.

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

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.

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

I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

I am the kind of person that takes everything as is and then look at it from the outside looking in.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

There's nothing better than a good, blind referee.

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

I have no social agenda with my work. I'm deadpan about it.

I pride myself on having a journalistic remove.