“Mindfulness helps us see the addictive aspect of self-criticism— a repetitive cycle of flaying ourselves again and again, feeling the pain anew.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
A gentleman is one who doesn't and can't forgive himself for self-committed mistake even if others forget it and the self-criticism is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul. — Adlai Stevenson I Copy Share Image
Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not… — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
“And it implies that if we respect truth, we must search for it by persistently searching for our errors: by indefatigable rational… — Karl R. Popper Copy Share Image
The most vigilant self-criticism of course is necessary, but the time comes when the artist must tell himself he is good or… — Gerald Moor Copy Share Image
“You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
Obviously there will be a backlash. If you believe the hype you have to believe a backlash too. Any criticism we get,… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
An artist who lacks the power of self-criticism accomplishes but little. It is good if your work stands higher than your own… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
“Ironically, harsh self-criticism seems to create an inner rebelliousness that makes us want to give up on our healthy goals. Self-compassion acknowledges… — Melanie Greenberg Copy Share Image
“... no one ever develops and achieves self-awareness in a vacuum, beyond all ears and systems. The period you grow up in… — Václav Havel Copy Share Image
Because of its exceptional capacity for self-criticism, the West took the initiative in abolishing slavery; the calls for abolition did not resonate… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
“Am I being unfair? Is it only my self-hatred playing me a trick? Self-hatred is a gendered feeling: in a man it… — Jens Christian Grøndahl Copy Share Image
I'm 48. For a while after 'The Jerk' (movie) I had a feeling of failure. I was a little scared. First people… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“Self-criticism is a way of life in North Korea. Everybody has to do it, even the highest party members. Our sessions were… — Charles Robert Jenkins Copy Share Image
If you interrupt the writing of fast narrative with too much introspection and self-criticism, you will be lucky if you write 500… — Ian Fleming Copy Share Image
“Inside Critics The critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our… — Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK Copy Share Image
“[T]hese three days of meditation have revealed to me that every thought I think is, in one way or another, an ugly,… — Tim Parks Copy Share Image
“Illegitimate hatred loses its power when you see it for what it is. It acts as a vaccine, building immunity against emotional… — Andrew MacDermott Copy Share Image
All I'm arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive, where there's no taboo… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
I always write a draft version of the novel in which I try to develop, not the story, not the plot, but… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
“Although we may hate ourselves, at the same time we find our self-hatred a kind of occupation. In spite of the fact… — Chögyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“Self-evaluation and self-criticism are, basically, neurotic tendencies which derive from our not having enough confidence in ourselves, confidence in the sense of… — Chögyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only… — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
The sometimes-tough love of the Christian faith of my childhood demanded a certain amount of self-reflection and, occasionally, self-criticism. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
Self-criticism, cruel, unsparing criticism that goes to the very root of the evil, is life and breath for the proletarian movement. — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
Self-criticism, like self-administered brain surgery, is perhaps not a good idea. Can the 'self' see the 'self' with any objectivity? — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“It is doubtful that real personal change can occur without the conscious and painful process of self-criticism that is required to reject… — Janis Birkeland Copy Share Image
Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The Rationalist case needs no straining of evidence and always gains by the severest self-criticism. — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
Years of standing in the limelight portraying other people for large amounts of money does not usually lead to a high degree… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
A man needs self-acceptance or he can't live with himself; he needs self-criticism or others can't live with him. — James Pike Copy Share Image
I've been as critically rubbished as acclaimed and the worst thing about that is that it usually plays into your own self-criticism. — Rachel Ward Copy Share Image
Self-criticism sessions were held, but these produced more criticism than could usefully be absorbed or accomodated. — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
“We must clean the lens of our hearts to see the state of our souls. However, too often the former is too… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“If you develop self-criticism, it won't be that much harder to receive the criticism of others.” — Assegid Habtewold Copy Share Image
“Genius is not that you are smarter than everyone else. It is that you are ready to receive the inspiration.” — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I can have fairly crippling self-criticism. It doesn't really put me in a vulnerable state, I just get glum and intolerable, but… — Damian Kulash Copy Share Image
![“[T]hese three days of meditation have revealed to me that every thought I think is, in one way or another, an ugly, fatuous form of self-congratulation. Even what appears to be the most searing self-criticism is in fact self-congratulation. A man capable of seeing his worst side, you congratulate…” quote by Tim Parks](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/71f/tim-parks-22093_identity_t-hese-three-days-of-meditation-have-rev_1451891.jpg)
