“The closer you are to the end of your temporal trials, the louder the voice of critics. Close your ears to the… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
If you put a pink cover on something, critics make a certain set of assumptions and may not even read the book.… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
The New Yorker's' drama critics have always had a comparable authority because, for the most part, the magazine made it a practice… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
One would think that an unsuccessful volume was like a degree in the school of reviewing. One unread work makes the judge… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
I did feel as though a number of critics had appointed themselves, when they sat down with a new book of mine,… — John Updike Copy Share Image
Most critics don't realize that a novel like One Hundred Years of Solitude is a bit of a joke, full of signals… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I'm in, that I'd attract more critics than your average person,… — Lisa Marie Presley Copy Share Image
I've been reading reviews of my stories for twenty-five years, and can't remember a single useful point in any of them, or… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
To straddle the middle ground and win elections, we have to be in charge of the political agenda. This can only be… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
A critic may reject some miracle stories as legendary, and not others, with no inconsistency at all for the simple reason that… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that its defects. The passions of men have made… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
The biggest thinker that's influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who's a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Literature is a place for generosity and affection and hunger for equals - not a prizefight ring. We are increased, confirmed in… — Tillie Olsen Copy Share Image
I was proud of 'Robin Hood,' even though critics wrote negative things. But I had to laugh when this big, shaven-headed Hungarian… — Jonas Armstrong Copy Share Image
Americans have a taste for…rocking-chairs. A flippant critic might suggest that they select rocking-chairs so that, even when they are sitting down,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The variant readings about which any doubt remains among textual critics of the New Testament affect no material question of historic fact… — F. F. Bruce Copy Share Image
No matter what you do next, the world needs your energy, your passion, your impatience for progress. Don't shrink from risk. And… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
The artist usually sets out -- or used to -- to point a moral and adorn a tale. The tale, however, points… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The audience wants to be attracted not by the critics, but by a great story. You must deliver to the audience emotion… — Dino De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
As many critics have pointed, out, terrorism is not an enemy. It is a tactic. Because the United States itself has a… — William Eldridge Odom Copy Share Image
I'm not going to give in to the critics. I'm going to stop on my own terms, not on when someone else… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Recognize the cunning man not by the corpses he pays homage to but by the living writers he conspires against with the… — Edward Dahlberg Copy Share Image
An art critic is someone who appreciates art, except for any particular piece of art. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
