Ultimately, to insist that rock criticism be political is…

If rock criticism is to be a political calling, which has always been my angle, that's obviously not because it's a fountainhead of protest…

— Robert Christgau

I don't think that most of my peers in rock criticism are from the West Coast. I think most of them are from the…

— Robert Christgau

All my friends are rock critics, so we talk about rock criticism a lot. Because of that, in order to be part of the…

— Chuck Klosterman

The two main ideas that run through all of my writing, whether it be literary criticism or political polemic are these: I am strong…

— H. L. Mencken

Ever since I took the plunge into active politics, I faced a fair amount of attacks and criticism from political rivals, and I had…

— Atishi

You know, criticism began as the province of amateurs, of wealthy men who liked the arts.

— Robert Christgau

People believe that criticism should be objective, whatever that means, but I really don't understand what people mean by that. I guess if you're…

— Robert Christgau

Judge a person not by his ability to make money but by his ability to retain it.

— Vikrant Parsai

I don't mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard.

— Inzamam-ul-Haq

I'm more comfortable modelling as a man because I don't get any criticism.

— Rain Dove

I reject criticism because the last thing I wanted was to sit there and look at people talking. I think people are conditioned to…

— Matt Tyrnauer

For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe…

— Geneen Roth

A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional…

— Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

I receive something we might euphemistically call an 'inappropriately hostile' response - that is to say, more than fair criticism or even fair anger…

— Mary Beard

Regardless of the criticisms I receive from the left, the right and the middle, I think it's important to maintain a prolific writing jab,…

— Ishmael Reed