Criticism Quotes · Page 8

Merciless criticism and independent thinking are the two necessary traits of revolutionary thinking.

— Bhagat Singh

The best way to live your life is to not not care what other people think about you.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Strength and success; they are above morality, above criticism. It seems then, that it is not what you do, but how you…

— John Steinbeck

People have been predicting the death of philosophy since the 17th century. When I was a student, people were saying, 'We're in…

— Bernard Williams

“Do not share your thoughts with people who think that what you are thinking is not worth thinking.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“Maybe one of the greatest criticisms that we can levy against ourselves is our unwillingness to stand against the criticisms that people…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

There's a myth among amateurs, optimists and fools that beyond a certain level of achievement, famous artists retire to some kind of…

— Mark Matousek

I think, with any new product that's difficult to understand, there are always lots of questions and criticism. I think we have…

— Evan Spiegel

“As long as all that is said is said against me, I feel a certain sublime assurance of success, but as soon…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The individual must not merely wait and criticize, he must defend the cause the best he can. The fate of the world…

— Albert Einstein

Failure sucks! Pain sucks! Being tired sucks! Criticism sucks! But your dreams are going to require you to deal with it.

— T Jay Taylor

What I teach is literary criticism and comparative literature and so on and that's my function, but from time to time it's…

— Wole Soyinka

The mind is a very intricate machine. It can store memories, past impressions, grudges, criticisms, judgments. It can hold a lot of…

— MC Yogi

The anxiety around such work [vulnerably written ethnographies] is that it will prove to be beyond criticism, that it will be undiscussable.

— Ruth Behar

There has been a lot of talk lately about the burdens of the Presidency. Decisions that the President has to make often…

— Harry S. Truman

I'd rather be hated for being me then loved for being someone else....

— Anonymous

You may abuse a tragedy, though you cannot write one. You may scold a carpenter who has made you a bad table,…

— Samuel Johnson

“[His research into biblical criticism had lead him to the conclusion that most of what was contained in traditional religion simply wasn't…

— Felix Adler

I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.

— Anonymous

Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear.

— David Brin

One of the common responses to criticism of psychics is to suggest that even if their powers are illusory, there is no…

— Simon Singh

My delivery can be intense, but it's intense because I need to be heard. I know that people don't usually listen, as…

— Damon Dash

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

— Robert Christgau

I was trying to release emotions, exercise emotions, and then I entered the art world. Even after grad school, some of [the…

— Kalup Linzy

Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism.

— Bill Crawford