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Daily Inspiration Quote by Neil Cavuto

"I'm not staid and unbiased here. I have certain biases I want to convey, and if you disagree, that's fine"

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There is a quiet power move in admitting bias before anyone else can weaponize it. Neil Cavuto’s line reads like a preemptive strike against the oldest critique in television journalism: that “objectivity” is often branding, not behavior. By saying he’s “not staid and unbiased,” he distances himself from the straight-man posture of cable news - the stiff, allegedly neutral anchor voice that can smuggle opinion under the guise of calm narration. “Staid” matters here: it’s not just impartiality he’s rejecting, but the performance of boredom-as-credibility.

The second sentence tightens the frame. “I have certain biases I want to convey” doesn’t apologize; it declares intention. The phrase “want to convey” treats viewpoint as content, almost like a product with a delivery system. That’s a very modern media tell: audiences don’t merely tolerate perspective; they shop for it, then reward hosts who are upfront about the transaction.

Then comes the disarming permission slip: “if you disagree, that’s fine.” On the surface it signals civility. Underneath, it lowers the stakes of rebuttal while raising the stakes of loyalty. Disagreement is allowed, but the speaker keeps control of the arena by defining the exchange as personal preference rather than contested fact. In the broader cable-news ecosystem - where trust is fragile and polarization is profitable - this kind of candor functions as inoculation: he’s not claiming omniscience, he’s claiming authenticity, and betting that authenticity will read as honesty.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Cavuto, Neil. (2026, January 16). I'm not staid and unbiased here. I have certain biases I want to convey, and if you disagree, that's fine. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-not-staid-and-unbiased-here-i-have-certain-128145/

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Cavuto, Neil. "I'm not staid and unbiased here. I have certain biases I want to convey, and if you disagree, that's fine." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-not-staid-and-unbiased-here-i-have-certain-128145/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm not staid and unbiased here. I have certain biases I want to convey, and if you disagree, that's fine." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-not-staid-and-unbiased-here-i-have-certain-128145/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Neil Cavuto (born September 22, 1958) is a Journalist from USA.

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