Joe Scarborough Quotes

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.

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

I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice.

There are people who think I should be using the position of secretary of state simply to weigh the scales on the side of my own party. I just don't accept that, and it would not be proper.

I'm very partisan, but I'm also very fair.

I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images.

I'm literally an independent. Apolitical. So that I am not always going to be with the Left's perceived interests or the Right's perceived interests.

No party is, on the whole, better than another.

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

If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will maybe be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other.

People are so conditioned to take sides that a balanced analysis looks to them like hatred.

I'm a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and I've always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. I'm not team-bound.

I want to have a media platform that is an honest broker and not just a mouthpiece for a political party.

Ethics knows no party. Those rules should be applied the same in a Republican administration and a Democratic administration.

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

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.

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.

You want to toe the line with tough investigations without falling into political grandstanding inherent in Washington on both sides of the aisle.

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.

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

A university is not a political party, and an education is not an indoctrination.

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.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.