There are two sides to every question. — Protagoras
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either. — Aesop
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. — Ayn Rand
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other. — Jascha Heifetz
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. — Thomas C. Haliburton
No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides. — Baruch Spinoza
In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story. — Walter Cronkite
Wisdom accepts that all things have two sides — Carl Jung
There are two sides to every story—and then there’s the truth. — American Proverbs
Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy. — Alexander Alekhine
Everything has two sides -- the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn. — Olive Schreiner
There is only one side to the stock market; and it is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side — Jesse Lauriston Livermore
You can't choose up sides on a round world. — Wayne Dyer
A good negotiator is capable of keeping 2 different perspectives in their head at once: that of their own side and that of the other side. — William Ury
A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question." Charles Darwin — Charles Darwin
Short Both Sides Quotes
Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake. — Genghis Khan
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side. — Baltasar Gracian
There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A long dispute means that both parties are wrong — Voltaire
There are three sides to every story. Mine, yours and the truth. — Joseph Massino
A story is only half told if there is only one side presented. — Icelandic Proverbs
Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed. — Louis XIV
In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. — Thich Nhat Hanh
He hears but half who hears one party only. — Aeschylus
Top 10 Both Sides Quotes
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins. — Ulysses S. Grant
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. — DMX
Intelligence is measured by a person's ability to see validity within both sides of contradicting arguments. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
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. — Kim Nam-joon
The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides. — Robert E. Lee
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945. — Elizabeth II
Don't judge without having heard both sides. Even persons who think themselves virtuous very easily forget this elementary rule of prudence. — Josemaria Escriva
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. — Leonard Louis Levinson
I met someone from the German side and we both shared the same opinion: we fought, we finished and we were friends... It wasn't worth it. — Harry Patch
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. — Joichi Ito
Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? How Rumi Can Change Your Life?
Playing Both Sides Quotes
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. — Joseph Rotblat
And my daddy could play a harmonica and also the guitar, so I guess I got a little bit from both of 'em, but I think mostly from my mother's side of the family. — Mel Tillis
I’m an openly gay man playing an omnisexual hero, who is loved on both sides of the Atlantic. How could I not be proud of that? — John Barrowman
When you can't look on the bright side I will sit with you in the dark.
Playing a prisoner of war trapped in Pakistan for three years was a novelty for me. We made sure that we didn't talk about India versus Pakistan but about the emotions of people on both sides and how terrorism affects us all. — Akshay Kumar
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. — Benjamin Franklin
Basically I started playing double handed on both my forehand and backhand side because my first racket was very heavy. — Bjorn Borg
Discipline your mind to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.
Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do. — Benicio Del Toro
The United States played the role of encouraging both sides to come together to try to finally resolve this issue, and we were pleased to see leaders on both sides work courageously to get that done. — Josh Earnest
I never listen to debates. They are dreadful things indeed. The plain truth is that I am not a fair man, and don't want to hear both sides. On all known subjects, ranging from aviation to xylophone-playing, I have fixed and invariable ideas. They have not changed since I was four or five. — H. L. Mencken
All good art has contained both abstract and surrealist elements, just as it has contained both classical and romantic elements - order and surprise, intellect and imagination, conscious and unconscious. BOTH SIDES of the artist's personality must play their part. — Henry Moore
Listen Both Sides Quotes
The only person who listens to both sides of an argument is the fellow in the next apartment. — Ruth Brown
If he really wanted to make it a prayer for peace he should have listened to both sides of the story and reflected reality, rather than serving the Zionist side alone. — Mohammed Daoud Khan
I am slow to listen to criminations among friends, and never espouse their quarrels on either side. My sincere wish is that both sides will allow bygones to be bygones, and look to the present & future only. — Abraham Lincoln
When you can't look on the bright side i will sit with you in the dark.
Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment. — Donald Rumsfeld
Some of the albums I like best in the whole world are considered psychedelic albums. A psychedelic album is an album that when you put it on, if you listen to both sides, when it's over, your perceptions have been changed and I think that our record can do that. — Richard Lloyd
I come from both sides of the spectrum: I grew up listening to hip-hop and R&B then learned how to make a track by tapping a bowl with a fork. I'm trying to compress all of my experiences all of the time. — Lotic
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.
I learned to have the patience to listen when people put forward their views, even if I think those views are wrong. You can't reach a just decision in a dispute unless you listen to both sides. — Nelson Mandela
There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides. — John Stuart Mill
Bread Buttered On Both Sides Quotes
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
I don't see what difference it makes what side it's [your bread] buttered on. I always eat both sides. — Gracie Allen
A philosopher is a person who doesn't care which side his bread is buttered on; he knows he eats both sides anyway. — Joyce Brothers
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which they never show to anybody.
If any of you wish to know how to have your bread fall butter side up, butter it on both sides, and then it will fall butter side up. — Brigham Young
Relationship Both Sides Quotes
Cooperation and conflict are two sides of the same coin; both arise out of man's relationship with his fellows. The larger the group, the greater the possibility of development through cooperation, and the greater the possibility of conflict. — Julius Nyerere
I think both sides [China and United States] should work hard to build a new type of relationship between big powers. The two sides should cooperate with each other for a win-win result in order to benefit people from the two countries and the world. — Xi Jinping
The moment love becomes a relationship, it becomes a bondage, because there are expectations and there are demands and there are frustrations, and an effort from both sides to dominate. It becomes a struggle for power. — Osho
Success is buried on the other side of frustration.
Trade is a proper and decent relationship, with dignity and respect on both sides. — David Attenborough
The heart of our relationship, this natural environment that has blessed us really all along the west coast of North America, on both sides of the border we've realized that this incredible natural wealth comes with a price. — Dan Miller
I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides. — Thomas Haden Church
I want to give [Donald Trump] a very clear picture of the UK. Also, I believe what will come out of this is a very clear determination on both sides not just to maintain the special relationship but also to build it for the future. There is a real role for the UK and the US working together. — Theresa May
Since the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the concerted efforts of both sides, China-U.S. relationship has on the whole enjoyed steady growth. Since President Obama took office, we have maintained close contact through exchange of visits, meetings, telephone conversations and letters. — Hu Jintao
The best relationships were the ones where both sides went out of their way to make sure the other wasn't disappointed. — Jodi Picoult
Things change when someone special comes into your life. Both sides have to give up things. The one thing you don't give up in a good relationship is you--whatever makes you most you. - Jim Olsten (Jane's Grandpa) — Elizabeth Chandler
Two Sides Quotes
What a bunch of garbage, liberal, Democratic, conservative, Republican, it's all there to control you, two sides of the same coin! Two management teams, bidding for control of the CEO job of Slavery Incorporated! — Alex Jones
I simply cannot accept that there are on every story two equal and logical sides to an argument. — Edward R. Murrow
Today we have two Vietnams, side by side, north and south. — Sheila Jackson Lee
When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side. — Elizabeth Banks
Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief. — Richard Widmark
Man is separated into soul and body, and only when the two sides of his senses agree together, does utterance of its thought conceived by mind take place. — Egyptian Proverbs
We have two eyes to see two sides of things, but there must be a third eye which will see everything at the same time and yet not see anything. That is to understand Zen. — D.T. Suzuki
Budget consolidation and economic growth are two sides of the same coin. — Angela Merkel
You don't need a Harvard MBA to know that the bedroom and the boardroom are just two sides of the same ballgame. — Stephen Fry
Different Sides Quotes
In anything I do I try to stay true to myself because I think that's what matters most, and then the challenge is getting all these different sides of my personality to fit together in one box. It isn't an easy task. But that's basically what the end result represents. — G-Eazy
In order to educate man to a new longing, everyday familiar objects must be shown to him with totally unexpected perspectives and in unexpected situations. New objects should be depicted from different sides in order to provide a complete impression of the object. — Alexander Rodchenko
There are three ways of dealing with difference: domination, compromise, and integration. By domination only one side gets what it wants; by compromise neither side gets what it wants; by integration we find a way by which both sides may get what they wish. — Mary Parker Follett
I think as a person, I have a whole bunch of different sides to me. — Jhene Aiko
Every time I’ve listened to the wife’s side of the story, the mother-in-law’s side of the story and most importantly, a completely different story from the sandwiched man … one thing has been a constant - ‘I am right; the other is wrong. Endorse it. — Mahatria Ra
Toleration of people who differ in convictions and habits requires a residual awareness of the complexity of truth and the possibility of opposing view having some light on one or the other facet of a many-sided truth. — Reinhold Niebuhr
The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity. — Mae Jemison
The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity. — Mae Jemison
In law school they teach a very different way of thinking, in that you need to take both the plaintiff’s and the defendant’s sides of the issue, both sides of the issue, and run down the arguments as if each one of them is true. — Nick Szabo
Love, the magician, knows this little trick whereby two people walk in different directions yet always remain side by side. — Hugh Prather
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game. — Paul Rodriguez
To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. — David Viscott
I’m a feminist so I believe in inhabiting contradictions. I believe in making contradictions productive, not in having to choose one side or the other side. As opposed to choosing either or, choosing both. — Angela Davis
So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. — John F. Kennedy
When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue. — Dolores Huerta
Reconciliation is to understand both sides; to go to one side and describe the suffering being endured by the other side, and then go to the other side and describe the suffering being endured by the first side. — Nhat Hanh
The Soviets pulled their troops out of the north and the Americans out of the south. But a year later, an emboldened North Korean military fatally underestimated America’s Cold War geopolitical strategy and crossed the 38th parallel, intent on reuniting the peninsula. The Americans knew that if they didn’t stand up for South Korea, their other allies around the world would lose confidence in them. If America’s allies began to hedge their bets or go over to the Communist side, then its entire global strategy would be in trouble. Similarly, today, countries such as Poland, the Baltic States, Japan, and the Philippines need to be confident that America has their back when it comes to Russia and China. The U.S., leading a UN force, surged into Korea and pushed Northern troops to the border with China. Chinese troops — not wanting the U.S. within striking distance — fought back and after 36 months both sides agreed to a truce back on the 38th parallel. — Tim Marshall
Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. — Lillian Smith
We Jews have put issue upon issue to the American people. Then we promote both sides of the issue as confusion reigns. With their eye's fixed on the issues, they fail to see who is behind every scene. We Jews toy with the American public as a cat toys with a mouse. — Harold Wallace Rosenthal
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. — Cat Stevens
Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit. — Chen Shui-bian
Mexico’s population in the early 1800s was 6.2 million to the U.S.’ 9.6 million and the Mexicans were next door so quietly Washington DC began encouraging Americans, and new arrivals, to begin to settle on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. — Tim Marshall
People can bitch about Elon Musk all they want. However, if he wouldn’t have bought Twitter, the world wouldn’t have seen both sides of the Israel vs Palestine / Hamas argument. — Patrick Bet-David
If you die trying for something important, then you have both honor and courage, and that's pretty good. — Michael Oher
I never thought, when I was a kid, that there was a sense of competition or animosity towards poor blacks. I just thought there was a recognition that they lived differently - they primarily lived on the other side of town. And we're both poor, but that's kind of it. There wasn't much explicit statement of kinship or of the lack of kinship. — James David Vance
An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both. — Adolf Galland
The war was won on both sides: by the Vietnamese on the ground, by the Americans in the electronic mental space. And if the one side won an ideological and political victory, the other made Apocalypse Now and that has gone right around the world. — Jean Baudrillard
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. — Thomas Jefferson
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). — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Look at it! It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, man! Let me go out there and let me get one wave, just one wave before you take me in. I mean, come on man, where I am I gonna go? Cliffs on both sides! I'm not gonna paddle my way to New Zealand! Come on, compadre. Come on! — Patrick Swayze
He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious. — Yogi Berra
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
Splitting the difference is wearing one black and one brown shoe, so don’t compromise. Meeting halfway often leads to bad deals for both sides. — Chris Voss
I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side. — Patti Smith
At their best, I think, the left prioritizes compassion & idealism, and the right prioritizes truth & pragmatism. Both sides are valuable in society. Unfortunately, both are too often captured by the extremes, and so we're rarely seeing the left or the right at their best. — Lex Fridman
In addition to all the good things it's done, the Internet has empowered an awful lot of people who would have been best off disempowered, including quite a few bloggers on both sides. — Tucker Carlson
It was a wish from both sides, and an understanding that we needed to go fast because… the story was a great one, so that’s why it was intense—it was a common understanding that it was important to join forces… and be fast…. this is also part of the reason why I approached Jennifer Doudna… we were very much in line in the way to do very precise research…. it was fast but precise, and deep. For this we recognized one another—we are the same type of scientist who… want to see the details of the data, so this was… important because… this is not about a paper published in… the high impact-factor journals. It’s really about… solid work. — Emmanuelle Charpentier
Effective negotiators assert interests strongly while seeking a creative solution that meets both sides’ needs. — William Ury
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