A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
People still say I am over-confident, but I am a big critic of myself. — Wojciech Szczesny Copy Share Image
A critic once described me as an 'amiable beanpole.' I got it printed on a T-shirt. — John Gordon Sinclair Copy Share Image
“Every great film should seem new every time you see it." Roger Ebert” — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Critics for established venues are vetted by editors; they usually demonstrate a certain objectivity; and they come with known backgrounds and specialized… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
It would not be fair to the critics of Rotary, who include some of the most brilliant of the British and American… — Paul Harris Copy Share Image
I'm probably my biggest critic. There's nothing anyone can ask of me that I haven't already asked of myself. — Jhene Aiko Copy Share Image
“but remember that every critic loves to judge that which he wishes he had the nerve to do himself. I” — Christopher Greenwood Copy Share Image
I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call… — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
Be your own biggest critic. Don't let someone else beat you to constructive criticism. — Christina Tosi Copy Share Image
the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader. — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
I never really thought of myself as a TV critic. I was presenting TV before I was writing about it. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I think to be a movie critic is troubling from one major respect. If you are forced to watch ten movies a… — James Gray Copy Share Image
Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail… — John Hall Copy Share Image
My criticism hasn't necessarily been informed by the critics I've read. The conversations I've had with friends and fellow musicians have shaped… — Sasha Frere-Jones Copy Share Image
Insofar as we, critics of the black tradition, master our craft, we serve both to preserve our own traditions and to shape… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
The artist usually sets out -- or used to -- to point a moral and adorn a tale. The tale, however, points… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
I don't mind critics. I mean, I wrote for Rolling Stone for a hot minute. I like criticism. I enjoy criticism. The… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
The critical sense is so far from frequent that it is absolutely rare, and the possession of the cluster of qualities that… — Henry James Copy Share Image
“A good critic is trying to tell you what she has learned about herself from the reading of a particular piece of… — Kevin Guilfoile Copy Share Image
Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense. The power of invention has been conferred… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Music critics are, for the most part, bitter people who are intent at dragging people down for being successful at what they… — Paul Stanley Copy Share Image
I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Here the phenomenologist has nothing in common with the literary critic who, as has frequently been noted, judges a work that he… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
A writer writes a book. People read it. You don't know what they're reading, really. You read a review and think, "That… — James Salter Copy Share Image
“Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
