It's not the journalists; it's the critics that I can't…

When all the performances are excellent, critics understand it's the direction.

— Joel Siegel

Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they…

— Ernest Hemingway

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

— Charles Horton Cooley

I criticize my own work pretty harshly.

— Ritchie Blackmore

When people criticize our work, whether that work is a spreadsheet, a coffee, or our children, we take it very personally as if they…

— David Kim

I read the art reviews of my work. Some critics understand my art correctly, while some don't. I simply ignore the reviews written by…

— Yayoi Kusama

I don't think the critics could understand what we were doing.

— Jimmy Page

One does not have the right to criticize until he can do the same work without being criticized

— Anonymous

Knowing how to tactfully criticize someone's work is a mentor's job.

— Eileen Pollack

Do you create anything, or just criticize others work and belittle their motivations?

— Steve Jobs

“Creators don't criticize, they make others do so.”

— Toba Beta

“Leaders create influence with the clays of criticism others throw at them. They don't take offence; they take corrections.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

The galleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. They make no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in…

— David M. Shoup

I feel that the task of criticizing my poetry is best left to others (i.e. critics) and would much rather have it take place…

— Margaret Atwood

Woody Allen is a genius. His films are wonderful. He's poetic, but he's also a critic. He artfully steps back from a social setting…

— Mel Brooks