It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“You're afraid of criticism,' she says. 'But criticism is a sign of life! You know who doesn't get criticized? Nonentities! Only the… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard. — Inzamam-ul-Haq Copy Share Image
One person's dream is another person's nightmare. No matter how good or bad something is there will always be someone who loves… — Brian Zilinek Copy Share Image
If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck's back. — Ellen Swallow Richards Copy Share Image
I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
You can criticize yourself to a point to do something better, or you criticize yourself to a point where you inhibit yourself. — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Perhaps the greatest rudenesses of our time come not from the callousness of strangers, but from the solicitousness of intimates who believe… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
... if we can imagine the art of fiction come alive and standing in our midst, she would undoubtedly bid us to… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I want to poke holes in the erroneous beliefs about what fame provides. It won't raise your self-esteem, it won't create profound… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Creativity is contagious. And so is banality. Criticism is an art in itself. Don’t let the dullness around destroy the creativity within.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering; to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
An author, whether good or bad, or between both, is an animal whom every body is privileged to attack: for though all… — Matthew Gregory Lewis Copy Share Image
“But criticism, for the most part, comes from the opposite place that book-enjoying should come from. To enjoy art one needs time,… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
When you draw in a tight, controlled style, you open yourself up to - in my case, my own - criticism that… — Jessica Abel Copy Share Image
The waves get high, they get low. It's been a wonderful journey, every bit of it, and that's from every praise to… — Brent Musburger Copy Share Image
I've been surprised by how little criticism I've got. Harry Potter's been taking all the flak. I'm a great fan of J.K.… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
It is a melancholy experience for a professional mathematician to find himself writing about mathematics. The function of a mathematician is to… — G. H. Hardy Copy Share Image
“We shall, as we ripen in grace, have greater sweetness towards our fellow Christians. Bitter-spirited Christians may know a great deal, but… — Charles H. Spurgeon Copy Share Image
The problem is not that religious people are stupid. It's not that religious fundamentalists are stupid. I happen to think that you… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“One way to lessen the sting of criticism is to evaluate how well you handle it. “After every low score you receive,”… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I'm not going to read reviews like, "I have to do these things." Any good criticism makes you think about your own… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things — Jean De La Bruyere Copy Share Image
If you have enough people sitting around telling you you're wonderful, then you start believing you're fabulous, then someone tells you you… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Well, I try to not view things through a prism of anti-Semitism, because often, people will use that as a sort of… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
There is rampant among us a spirit of criticism. Men and women who carry heavy responsibility do not need criticism, they need… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
I always knew the French had a penchant for criticism and abstract thought. Usually, that just meant they complained a lot. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
Accept criticism. If you do not offer your work for criticism and accept that criticism, meaning give it serious thought and attention,… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land, And don't criticize what you can't understand — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
It's a great privilege to be asked to help the country - even if it occasionally comes with some degree of criticism. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
Do not let other people's opinions shape who you are. Remember what makes YOU happy, and remember who YOU really are. Don't… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
A good critic is the sorcerer who makes some hidden spring gush forth unexpectedly under our feet. — Francois Mauriac Copy Share Image
For every criticism of the U.S. economy, whenever people go into a panic, they look around and say, 'That's the cleanest shirt… — Austan Goolsbee Copy Share Image
If a man is devout, we accuse him of hypocrisy; if he is not, of impiety; if he is humble, we look… — Louis Bourdaloue Copy Share Image
The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom. — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
“sometimes in your works, give people the opportunity to express their ignorance; then you prove the wrong with your works.” — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Copy Share Image
