Toni Morrison said, "The function of freedom is to free someone else," and if you are no longer wracked or in bondage… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Cats, as a class, have never completely got over the snootiness caused by the fact that in ancient Egypt they were worshipped… — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
I've learned not to attach personal feelings to critics who review your work. It's their opinions, their perceptions - it's a very… — Steven Bauer Copy Share Image
“I was free with every road as my home. No limitations and no commitments. But then summer passed and winter came and… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
Listening to critics is like letting Muhammad Ali decide which astronaut goes to the moon. — Robert Duvall Copy Share Image
A novel takes the courage of a marathon runner, and as long as you have to run, you might as well be… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
Well, they are critics of the Bush administration generally on the human rights record of the administration, and in particular, they are… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You can't ever approach a book as a complete virgin, certainly not if you're a critic. There is a lot of bad… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
This editor is a critic. He has pulled out his carving-knife and his tomahawk and is starting after a book which he… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Hell, I suppose if you stick around long enough they have to say something nice about you.” — Ava Gardner Copy Share Image
Just as the Red Sox proved the critics wrong, Maine can compete and can win. — John Baldacci Copy Share Image
Be patient and loving with yourself. You weren't meant to be your biggest critic, but your biggest fan. — Emily Kinney Copy Share Image
Fear your admirers! Learn in time to hear, understand, and love the cruel truth about yourselves! — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
People send me e-mails saying, "You're a movie critic. You don't know anything about politics." Well, you know what, I'm 60 years… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
Critics of Donald Trump take him literally, but not seriously. His supporters take him seriously, but not literally. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others. — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
It is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects. — Anita Sarkeesian Copy Share Image
Eagleton has spent his life inside two mental boxes, Catholicism and Marxism, of both of which he is a severe internal critic—that… — A.C. Grayling Copy Share Image
