Aristophanes Quotes

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

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

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

If you have empathy for both sides, then that's the same as having no empathy at all.

You want to get both sides of the story and it's my role to try and bring that out of people.

To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute.

I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.

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.

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.

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

In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave it to the audience to listen and then make up their own minds.

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

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

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

In all my years of play, I never saw an ump deliberately make an unfair decision. They really called them as they saw 'em.

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

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.

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.

I'm a great believer in the idea of not choosing based on our taste.

There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.

The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this.

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 think perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not.