I wrote in Les Mots that "I have often thought against myself." That sentence has not been understood either. Critics have seen… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
Because John McCain stood up, our country is better off. The respect he is given around the world is not because of… — Fred Thompson Copy Share Image
Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
As a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
But you can still find good films if you read your local film critics and are willing to drive a bit. You… — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
The thing about having an audience right there laughing is that critics can write what they want, but the proof is right… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And… — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
I had another dream the other day about music critics. They were small and rodent-like with padlocked ears, as if they had… — Igor Stravinsky Copy Share Image
The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age. — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
Sometimes Joyce is hilarious. I read Finnegans Wake after graduate school and I had the great good fortune of reading it without… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
One of the little-celebrated powers of Presidents (and other high government officials) is to listen to their critics with just enough sympathy… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way… — Howard Hodgkin Copy Share Image
I don't know what to say about literary critics. I think it's probably best to say nothing. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
If art is to have a special train, the critic must keep some seats reserved on it. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Some artists respond to critics' questions about their art. I think Bob Dylan would alwys refuse to respond to questions of that… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism. — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
I thought it would fit a niche. I didn't anticipate, nor do I think anybody did, that it would become this global… — Laurie Holden Copy Share Image
a. Critics: people who make monuments out of books. b. Biographers: people who make books out of monuments. c. Poets: people who… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
I'm not looking for a legacy, and you'll never shut up the critics. I've been around 50 years. When you're a catalyst… — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
Artists... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors. — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
I look at Van Halen as social workers. What we're really doing is creating jobs for rock critics. — Alex Van Halen Copy Share Image
Perhaps my own struggle against the negativity created by these so-called critics has enabled me to develop a more resilient, peaceful, inner… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am glad that critics and filmmakers liked my work, and I have been warmly welcomed in Bollywood. — Vikrant Massey Copy Share Image
Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work - that's what makes you unique. — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
