Both Sides Quotes

• Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

  Aesop

  Inspirational, Truth, Two Sides

  Aesop, Thomas James (1866). “Æsop's Fables: A New Version, Chiefly from Original Sources”, p.28

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• Try taking a stand on just one leg. You need to see both sides.

  Joss Whedon

  Trying, Needs, Legs

  Joss Whedon's Commencement Address at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu. May 26, 2013.

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• Life and death are one thread,
  the same line viewed from different sides.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Sympathy, Death

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• Life and death are one thread.

  Laozi

  Life And Death, Thread, Different Sides

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• Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Leadership, Peace, Military

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1958). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957”, p.152, Best Books on

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• I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.

  Thomas Haden Church

  Trust, Believe, Two Sides

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• To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides.

  Nhat Hanh

  Forgiveness, Party, Suffering

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• A close, daily intimacy between two people has to be paid for: it requires a great deal of experience of life, logic, and warmth of heart on both sides to enjoy each other’s good qualities without being irritated by each other’s shortcomings and blaming each other for them.

  Ivan Goncharov

  Heart, Two, People

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• As Marcus considered various ways to open the subject of Daisy, Swift surprised him with a blunt statement. “My lord, there is something I would like to discuss with you.” Marcus adopted a pleasantly encouraging expression. “Very well.” “It turns out that Miss Bowman and I have reached an…understanding. After considering the logical advantages on both sides, I have made a sensible and pragmatic decision that we should—” “How long have you been in love with her?” Marcus interrupted, inwardly amused. Swift let out a tense sigh. “Years,” he admitted.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Love, Expression, Years

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• I have found people on both sides of the aisle, white and black, that'll give you the shirt off their back. And I've also found people that won't give you a piece of bread if you're starving to death.

  Al Green

  White, Giving, People

  "Al Green: What I've Learned" by Larry Getlen, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation.

  Arlo Guthrie

  Simple, People, Stuff

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• In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

  Nhat Hanh

  Change, Business, Sides

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). “Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.9, Penguin

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• I'm proud of 'Black Hawk Down' because I think it told a provocative story and it was honest. It could have had more opportunity to tell both sides of the story, but I'm still proud of it.

  Josh Hartnett

  Opportunity, Thinking, Black

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• Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

  Victor Hugo

  Forgiveness, Giving, Quality

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• I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides.

  Jesse Jackson

  Long Ago, Water, Sides

  1984 Addressing black voters, NewYork, 30 Jan.

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• I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business. Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body.

  Christina Aguilera

  Block, Body, Noise

  "Christina Aguilera: Drop Dead Diva". Interview with Laurie Sandell, www.marieclaire.com. January 10, 2012.

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

  Yogi Berra

  Funny, Baseball, Yankees

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• People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy.

  Michael Bloomberg

  People, Trying, Together

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• What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.

  Brendan Behan

  Men, Differences, History

  Brendan Behan (2014). “Behan Complete Plays”, p.210, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.

  George W. Bush

  Two Sides, Issues, Long

  George W. Bush's Remarks at Bush-Cheney 2004 Reception in Houston, Texas, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. March 8, 2004.

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• I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends.

  Steve Carell

  Thinking, Order, Faults

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• Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

  Jimmy Carter

  Winning, Agreement, Sides

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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

  Walter Cronkite

  Truth, Two Sides, Stories

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

  Queen Elizabeth II

  War, Europe, Suffering

  "Queen: both sides suffered in the war" by Luke Harding, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2004.

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• One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.

  William James

  Forgiveness, Heart, Wrestling

  William James, Robert D Richardson (2010). “The Heart of William James”, p.132, Harvard University Press

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