Both Sides Quotes

Both Sides Quote of the day

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life. I think you have to know both in order to honestly choose one. So I'm familiar with both sides of the fence.

Intelligence is measured by a person's ability to see validity within both sides of contradicting arguments.

I decided upon the thought that I can only find myself once I can admit to myself and approve that both sides are sides of myself.

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.

Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game.

But scientists on both sides of the iron curtain played a very significant role in maintaining the momentum of the nuclear arms race throughout the four decades of the Cold War.

For some reason, I grew up generally believing that Japan and Korea were quite friendly. I do know that there is some bad history and the extremists on both sides are unreasonable.

Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in the world, I feel I can point a way forward to our common humanity again.

If the book be false in its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But, for God's sake, let us freely hear both sides, if we choose.

I can see both sides of term limits, and I think, in different positions, term limits make more sense than in some others.

In order to be able to set a limit to thought, we should have to find both sides of the limit thinkable (i.e. we should have to be able to think what cannot be thought).

I don't see what difference it makes what side it's [your bread] buttered on. I always eat both sides.

He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.

Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

I devote my life to the rebirth of the Jewish State, with a Jewish majority, on both sides of the Jordan.

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.

A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question." Charles Darwin

War is the only game in which both sides lose.

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

You can't always see both sides of the story. Eventually, you have to pick a side and stick with it. No more equivocating. You have to commit.

To deny the darkness of the soul is to be but half a human being. But we had both sides.

It's not that the grass is greener on the other side, it's that you can never be on both sides of the lawn at the same time.

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

Always be willing to look at both sides of the argument. Understanding the other side is the best way to strengthen your own.

I believe that this is not only the view of the people on both sides of the Strait. It is also the common expectation of the US, Japan and the international community.

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof

Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

Cancer is really hard to go through and it's really hard to watch someone you love go through, and I know because I have been on both sides of the equation.

Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.

The fact is that when you make the other suffer, he will try to find relief by making you suffer more. The result is an escalation of suffering on both sides.

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.

When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.

I usually accept bribes from both sides so that tainted money can never influence my decision.

The only person who listens to both sides of an argument is the fellow in the next apartment.

A well-balanced person is one who finds both sides of an issue laughable.

You could be in the gutter and fall in love with someone, and you feel great. That's my honest opinion. I've witnessed both sides of that fence and being in love is where it's at.

In order to draw a limit to thinking, we should have to think both sides of this limit.

In civilized societies, we spend our lifetimes trying to become what is socially acceptable. We're dark and we're light. We all have both sides to us.

A sense of humor is so handy, isn't it? It lets you see both sides of a question so that you never need do anything.

Greece is not a country that can be humiliated. It is a matter of finding an intersection between the reasonable elements of both sides [EU and Greece] which has to be done.

I don't think either one of them knows what it's all about, to be honest with you. Both sides are doing nothing but just looking towards the next election.

If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems.