I never read anything concerning my work. I feel that criticism is a letter to the public which the author, since it… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Bad criticism has followed things like comic books or TV, and they put down a medium. A medium cannot be inherently good… — Corey Stoll Copy Share Image
Many French directors, having now realised there was no more real criticism, that the standards of the past have gone, are very… — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst -… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
I've accepted loads of criticism and sacrificed so much money to do what I wanted to do - which, in a very… — Manoj Bajpayee Copy Share Image
I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes! — Dascha Polanco Copy Share Image
There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic. — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
We camouflage our true being before others to protect ourselves against criticism or rejection. This protection comes at a steep price... we… — Sidney Jourard Copy Share Image
What care I if it be "wild and improbable" and "lacking in literary art"? I refuse to be any longer hampered by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Criticism is an act of love. We can never learn those people we love, but we can learn about them in such… — Richard L. McGuire Copy Share Image
Leftists would like to pretend that any criticism of their views raises the specter of domestic repression. But in a country with… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Criticizing anyone is tantamount to criticizing their worship or devotion (aradhana). It is a grave mistake. It is fine if you cannot… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I think that my main criticism in that book was directed at the general assumption that adaptation characterizes populations and species, rather… — George C. Williams Copy Share Image
It is the mark of a superior person that, left to themselves they are able endlessly to amuse, interest and entertain themselves… — George Jean Nathan Copy Share Image
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“How is he made? Oftentimes bitter, sometimes sweet, seldom even wide-awake, architectural criticism of "the modern" wholly lacks inspiration or any qualification… — Frank Lloyd Wright Copy Share Image
We have our little theory on all human and divine things. Poetry, the workings of genius itself, which, in all times, with… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
In part of Lord Kames' Elements of Criticism, he says that "music improves the relish of a banquet." That I deny,--any more… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
“If you find yourself criticizing other people, your probably doing it out of Resistance. When we see others beginning to live their… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The twentieth century saw an amazing development of scholarship and criticism in the humanities, carried out by people who were more intelligent,… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
“With the growth of civilisation in Europe, and with the revival of letters and of science in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries,… — Thomas Henry Huxley Copy Share Image
For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election. — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
To listen to critics, pro or con, and take their words to heart is to subcontract your self-esteem to strangers. (from Workbook) — Steven Heighton Copy Share Image
People are going to talk no matter what you do, so you might as well give them something to talk about. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
She had been critical of his new torch song, "A Side Order of Heartache, Please," suggesting it could be used as a… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I am bound by my own definition of criticism : a disinterested endeavour to learn and propagate the best that is known… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
Criticism, any amount, we welcome it. Come, let's have a discussion - in Parliament, all the better. — Lee Hsien Loong Copy Share Image
What are they doing, examining last month's costs with a microscope when they should be surveying the horizon with a telescope? — Francis Arthur Freeth Copy Share Image
We cannot let external criticism, even if it's true, fortify our internal foe. That foe is strong enough already. — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a… — Malcolm Cowley Copy Share Image
Writing mysteries lets me get away with murder. I think 'the mystery' may be the greatest form for social criticism, simply because… — Gregory Mcdonald Copy Share Image
My defense is a criticism, but we won a national championship at Duke, so it wasn't that bad. — Jahlil Okafor Copy Share Image
Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism. — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Copy Share Image
The biggest prison you will likely ever live in is your fear of what other people think. — Suman Rai Copy Share Image
Most of the criticism I get is that I am too positive and too hopeful... in my words, I don't beat people… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Everyone deals with criticism in a different way. Some guys read it, some guys don't really listen to it, some guys try… — Simon Mignolet Copy Share Image
I just love it when people say I can't do something. There's nothing that makes me feel better, because all my life… — Ted Turner Copy Share Image