Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a…

Honest criticism and sensitive appreciation are directed not upon the poet but upon the poetry.

— T. S. Eliot

The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance. It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover…

— Dag Hammarskjold

Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

To be on the safe and humane side, let every relative and friend ... remember the golden rule, which has never been suspended with…

— Clifford Whittingham Beers

“When two members of a family or two intimate friends are separated, and one goes abroad and one remains at home, the return of…

— Wilkie Collins

Constructive criticism is hard to hear, but very valuable. Willing to learn/change if you have some for me that is wise.

— Anonymous

“his need for control that eventually drove them apart – he had to be right every time. He found it hard to take criticism,…

— Mel Sherratt

Criticism is hard for me but people find hard to believe because they think I'm very tough, very strident, that I tell everybody where…

— Ani DiFranco

Of course, I'd welcome protest. Good criticism is hard to find.

— Aleksandra Mir

Nonviolent Communication shows us a way of being very honest, but without any criticism, without any insults, without any put-downs, without any intellectual diagnosis…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire.

— Henry Miller

If you want to be honest with yourself, you have to take criticism, even if you attract adverse comments from others.

— Mahathir Mohamad

Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.

— Rachel Cusk

Some critics have been very harsh. That's okay. I like honest criticism.

— Nargis Fakhri

People fed on sugared praises cannot be expected to feel an appetite for the black broth of honest criticism.

— Agnes Repplier