I can imagine no greater disservice to the country than to establish a system of censorship that would deny to the people… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
After illuminating the work of Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Louise Bourgeois, Balthus, and other modern artists, Mieke Bal again demonstrates her extraordinary flair for… — Jonathan Culler Copy Share Image
“Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
[Barack Obama] is aware of the criticism back home [from Cuba] that this embargo still exists. — David Muir Copy Share Image
It doesn't really bother us, the team that is in fashion or that is being talked about the most. Whatever praise or… — Sergio Ramos Copy Share Image
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. — Franklin P Jones Copy Share Image
Restricted immigration is not an offensive but purely a defensive action. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
In the eight years I worked at newspapers, even during a little stretch when I was a film critic, I was never,… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Karl Rove described Obama as "the guy at the country club with the beautiful date, holding a martini, and making snide comments… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing. — Carmen Electra Copy Share Image
Criticism - however valid or intellectually engaging - tends to get in the way of a writer who has anything personal to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Criticism of my alleged views was widespread and highly successful. I have yet to meet a criticism of my views. — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's. — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
Nice criticism is good when it tells you something. A lot of negative "criticism" isn't criticism at all: it's just nasty, "writerly"… — Renata Adler Copy Share Image
“Works of art are infinitely solitary and nothing is less likely to reach them than criticism. Only love can grasp them and… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
A tailor can adapt to any medium, be it poetry, be it criticism. As a poet, he can mend, and with the… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
“In the conditions of this “New World Order,” a crucial part of the contemporary world economy is a criminal economy, in which… — Todor Bombov Copy Share Image
I've been criticized more for the things I've done right and/or said in truth than any wrong thing I've said or done.… — Andrew Cervantes Copy Share Image
The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary… — Paul Cezanne Copy Share Image
Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the… — J. Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
“Taking in another’s criticism, even when it’s offered out of love, requires courage.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image