If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.
—Natalie Clifford Barney (1876–1972) American Playwright, Poet, Novelist
Balance is the enemy of art.
—Richard Eyre (b.1943) British Director, Playwright
What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply mean mental activity.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
Our impartiality is kept for abstract merit and demerit, which none of us ever saw.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
Man is always partial and is quite right to be. Even impartiality is partial.
—Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742–99) German Philosopher, Physicist
Impartial. Unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy.
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) American Short-story Writer, Journalist
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