I studied English at Princeton in the early eighties in what I consider a period of high obscurity. Professors and students ran… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
Hypocrisy versus authenticity among men is not always so black and white, and as is righteousness, humility is often self-proclaimed. The Church… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
God should be most where man is least: So, where is neither church nor priest, And never rag nor form of creed… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
No other German writer of comparable stature has been a more extreme critic of German nationalism than Nietzsche. — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
“It is generally understood that a modern-day book may honorably be based upon an older one, especially since, as Dr. Johnson observed,… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
The most exquisite words and finest strokes of an author are those which very often appear the most doubtful and exceptionable to… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
To this day, the only argument against Obama that critics can seem to come up with involves admitting he's better than them… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
To arrange a library is to practice in a quiet and modest way the art of criticism. — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Press critics worry that the rise of media polarization threatens the foundation of credible, common information that American politics needs to thrive. — John Harwood Copy Share Image
“The simplest way to silence your critics as a leader is to do what they claim you can’t do. However, be careful… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“I have always said that whomever has limited preferences cannot be a critic, for the same reason some guy who only likes… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as a properly scientific subject at all. This… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
It's my experience that people don't think of fiction writing as being as intellectually serious as other kinds of writing in academia… — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
“When you say, ‘Women are untrustworthy bitches. They lie and cheat and will nail anything that moves.’ Do you know what I… — Nikki Sex Copy Share Image
There's always been what I would call the William Carlos Williams strain, in which poems of simplicity and clarity are valued by… — Ted Kooser Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if a critic pans or praises my movies, I am only concerned about that one audience member and what… — Heather Matarazzo Copy Share Image
Some [people] may be "servants of the power structure," but that has to be shown. I think it often can be shown,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It really gets me when the critics say I haven't done enough for the economy. I mean, look what I've done for… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
My daughter, Lila, is my style critic. She'll say, 'No, Mummy, you can't wear that.' She's very good. I do trust her… — Kate Moss Copy Share Image
It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall. — Jack Levine Copy Share Image
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