Richard P. Feynman Quotes

I might like somebody, and have to go interview somebody that hates them, but I still have to be fair.

… without animus or partiality.

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

You can't play someone and judge them at the same time.

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.

Finally, a good prosecutor knows that her job is to enforce the law without fear or favor. Likewise, a Supreme Court Justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.

I'm not in the judgment part of journalism.

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.

We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective.

I think the way to be an influential journalist is to be accurate and to be fair and to get things right and to really characterize things in an honest way, versus being really snarky or cheerleading.

Because appearing to be fair is part of being fair, most mainstream news organizations discourage marching for causes, displaying political bumper stickers or giving cash to candidates.

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

The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists' personal opinions or judgments be left out of factual reporting.

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.

I don't prejudge issues. I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.

I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.

Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge's chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.

It sounds funny, but I always try to keep an open mind about what I'm writing about. Sometimes I squeak my opinions in there, but generally I don't. I try to be objective about things that I'm writing about.

What NPR did, I'm very proud of, and what NPR stood for is non-racist, non-bigoted, straightforward telling of the news.

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

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

You learn not to get attached to one side .... You take both sides.

Do not favor the poor or show deference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

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.