Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Everything is allowable in literature, but what is not allowable in criticism is objection on the grounds of probability. — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Mr Howard's problem is for so long he's been a climate change sceptic, how can he, therefore, put himself to the country… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
If someone judges you they are wasting space in their mind...Best part of it is their problem — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“How often it is that we set ourselves in the high seat, judging others, not having read their book but merely having… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude. — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Since God is silent, man is his own master; he must live in a disenchanted world, submit everything to criticism, and make… — Peter Gay Copy Share Image
I'm not nearly the saint some of my fans imagine and I'm nowhere near the devil my detractors wish, so you simply… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to lie to yourself to get through the criticism, and then you're in your closet crying. It's been like… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
the most censorious are generally the least judicious; who, having nothing to recommend themselves, will be finding fault with others. No man… — Ellin Devis Copy Share Image
If on your own or by the criticism of others you discover error in your work, correct it then and there; otherwise… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
“Sadly, but certainly, a promising genre of literature in poetry that began with pomp and a loud thud, a banger and an… — Alok Mishra Copy Share Image
Eric Roberts, for all the criticism he gets, is at least having fun with the script. His decision to devour large swaths… — Phillip Sandifer Copy Share Image
“The literary text seems like "a fortified medieval town –foreigners and outsiders are repelled, or allowed in only after rigorous checks, but… — Jeremy Hawthorn Copy Share Image
If I sought to answer all of the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would be engaged in little else in… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I just think some people don't like me. They don't like what I do or what I stand for or who I… — Jason Sehorn Copy Share Image
Find out who you are & embrace it. It's so much easier to face criticism when you are comfortable in your own skin. — Amy Adams Copy Share Image
The whole point of free expression is not to make ideas exempt from criticism but to expose them to it. — Garry Wills Copy Share Image
The Rationalist case needs no straining of evidence and always gains by the severest self-criticism. — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
Criticism is good, you learn from it each time and you know that people are paying attention. — Nonito Donaire Copy Share Image
The tiniest criticism or put-down soaks into me and lies in my heart like a stone. Sometimes that spurs me on to… — Cathy Cassidy Copy Share Image
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. — Franklin P Jones Copy Share Image
Listenin to nothin, takin no suggestions, All destructive criticisms that can't improve on perfection. — Daniel Dumile Copy Share Image
I'm not going to judge you by your past, how many cuts you have, your looks, how you dress, or the color… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pick good things about all the religions and only follow those things which you like.Why should you criticize other religions and fight?? — Bibeka Copy Share Image
Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Criticism is hypocrisy; society is hypocrisy. I'm a tourist. I'm a consumer. I do the things that I photograph and can be… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Experiments with the "as if" of fiction are often more lively in poetry and criticism and other modes of writing than in… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it. — Howard Mumford Jones Copy Share Image
No matter how many people try to criticize you, the best revenge is to prove them wrong. — Zayn Malik Copy Share Image
It is all very well for people with fine arts degrees, but for ordinary people like myself, we want a statue to… — Ken Livingstone Copy Share Image
I think one should take criticism in one's stride and prove oneself. In fact, I would like to thank my critics as… — Kunal Khemu Copy Share Image
It seems this is an age of clever critics who keep bewailing the fact that there are no works worthy of criticism. — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
I can deal with the media; I can deal with some of the criticism I get and still focus on what I… — Wilfried Zaha Copy Share Image
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle” — Improve Life Books Copy Share Image
The world will not know liberty until all that is religious and political is transformed into something simple and human and made… — Alexander Herzen Copy Share Image
Writers like me, whose criticism is offered respectfully, seem to be considered more dangerous than the more strident Saudi opposition based in… — Jamal Khashoggi Copy Share Image
Criticism is the forerunner of divorce, the cultivator of rebellion, sometimes an agent that leads to failure. — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Contemporary criticism only represents the amount of ignorance genius has to contend with. . . . Time will reverse the judgement of the vulgar. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
