There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife — a tyrannical midwife. — Stephen Spender Copy Share Image
It's not always caving to pressure: Sometimes criticism hits close to home; sometimes criticism changes our minds about something we've put out… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
To announce there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand with the president, right or wrong,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The curious hocus-pocus of criticism I can't take seriously. It consists in squirreling up some odd phrases and then waiting for a… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
They that censure, should practice. Or else let them have the first stone, and the last too. — William Penn Copy Share Image
The effect, if not the prime office, of criticism is to make our absorption and our enjoyment of the things that feed… — Henry James Copy Share Image
The struggle is part of the creative process, and it's very enjoyable to have the struggle. Without the struggle, there would be… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Once the government can demand of a publisher the names of the purchasers of his publication, the free press as we know… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
I've stopped asking for criticism, even from friends, because I don't think anyone knows my little world of mega-thorough critical thinking/musical comic… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
A common criticism of establishment journalists entails comparing them to stenographers, on the ground that most of them do little more than… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
If you are going to be offended by other people's opinions then maybe you should consider keeping yours to yourself — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A man needs self-acceptance or he can't live with himself; he needs self-criticism or others can't live with him. — James Pike Copy Share Image
Patriotism threatens free speech with death. It is infuriated by thoughtful hesitation, constructive criticism of our leaders and pleas for peace. It… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“In the West, of course, God has been dead for some time. What remains is religion as social belief, which is at… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
“In his book Real Presences, George Steiner asks us to "imagine a society in which all talk about the arts, music and… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
You learn from any criticism. You learn from any self-criticism. And you learn from when you do things the right way: you… — Matt Nagy Copy Share Image
People are more interested in reading bombastic ideas, whether they're positive or negative. Part of me has sort of lost interest in… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
If people criticize you, hurt you or shout at you. Don't bother just remember that in every game audience make the noise… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
An artist must only judge of what he understands, his field is just as limited as that of any other specialist... That… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Emotions in this country right now are running very high. Sometimes that emotion is translated into inspiration, sometimes into criticism. We've heard… — Matt Lauer Copy Share Image
Don't take criticism personally; take from it what's useful. Apply it and move on to something better. — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
