Coming out as nonbinary was a response to a lot of criticism I got when it leaked that I'd be playing a… — Jinkx Monsoon Copy Share Image
It's certainly what I like best about getting older. You're not up for grabs for criticism anymore. You make a decision, it's… — Anjelica Huston Copy Share Image
Actually, writers have no business writing about their own works. They either wax conceited, saying things like: 'My brilliance is possibly most… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you a lot… — Ethan Coen Copy Share Image
People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail. The fear of criticism,… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Experiencing criticism definitely makes you a little weaker at times, but in the end, it's made me a lot stronger. It's made… — Andi Dorfman Copy Share Image
Well, here's what I'll say: The storytellers of 'Lost' have taken us on a pretty great journey, and there have been questions… — Daniel Dae Kim Copy Share Image
Although many things can be said in criticism of religious faith, there is no discounting its power. Millions among us, even now,… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so… — Helen Rowland Copy Share Image
I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence… — Tim Robbins Copy Share Image
That is what the highest criticism really is, the record of one's own soul. It is more fascinating than history, as it… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that the public's lack of criticism of the rich - and how they seek their pleasure - might derive… — Alissa Quart 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
The essay I had to read was called, "An Essay on Criticism" by Alexander Pope. The first challenge was that the essay… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
There is always some criticism. Tell me one thing that Narendra Modi does and you don't criticise. If he gives a chance… — Smriti Irani Copy Share Image
If people are excited about something, let them be excited about it. And if you have constructive criticism, voice it - but… — Iman Vellani Copy Share Image
“Aesthetic criticism returns us to the autonomy of imaginative literature and the sovereignty of the solitary soul, the reader not as a… — Harold Bloom Copy Share Image
I hate orthodox criticism. I don't mean great criticism, like that of Matthew Arnold and others, but the usual small niggling, fussy-mussy… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
Therefore, criticism has to direct itself against itself, and against the mysterious Substance in which it has up to now hid itself.… — Bruno Bauer Copy Share Image
Many receive a criticism and think it is fine; think they got their money's worth; think well of the teacher for it,… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
“The moment you say that any idea system is sacred, whether it’s a religious belief system or a secular ideology, the moment… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about… — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become… — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
“[T]his is how it will remain until ... literary criticism discards its sociological, religious, philosophical and other textbooks, which only help mediocrity… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Religion is an idea, and, as an idea, it should be eligible for criticism, discussion, and yes, mockery. The only reason so… — Amanda Marcotte Copy Share Image
Feelings of bitterness and dissatisfaction feed upon themselves and give place to thoughts and acts of unkindness, criticism, and eventually even hatred.… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
I don't even really know what it is I do for a living - the level of insecurity is very, very high.… — Shia LaBeouf Copy Share Image
Any statements from the parents may seem like criticism or judgment by the child or adolescent. It's very important that the child… — Timothy Carey Copy Share Image
Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test... You will be tested by major changes,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Worship the spirit of criticism. If reduced to itself it is not an awakener of ideas or a stimulant to great things,… — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
Constructive complaint requires only two things: that what you are complaining about should be different, and that it can be different. It… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
“I was instructed long ago by a wise editor, "If you understand something you can explain it so that almost anyone can… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Any criticism of Thatcher throws a dangerously absurd light on the entire machinery of British politics. Thatcher's name must be protected, not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is time to return to close reading, to a serious and painstaking examination of an author's methods, of his style. Do… — Louis Aragon Copy Share Image
“Our critics make us strong! Our fears make us bold! Our haters make us wise! Our foes make us active! Our obstacles… — Israelmore Ayivor 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
I mean, the criticism of Donald Trump is that he could win this race, and that he was doing well and he… — Megyn Kelly Copy Share Image
You cannot let a fear of failure or a fear of comparison or a fear of judgment stop you from doing what’s… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
The main criticism that I get is, 'Aren't you just conforming to a patriarchal standard of beauty?' Well, this is just the… — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
A spirit of criticism, if indulged in, leads to a censoriousness of disposition that is destructive of all nobler feeling. The man… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
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