Enough if every age produce two or three critics of this esoteric class, with here and there a reader to understand them. — Thomas de Quincey Copy Share Image
Somebody will be exhibiting a bunch of bananas in a gallery, and they'll get me on to talk dirty about it. — Alexander Stoddart Copy Share Image
“The artist is the only one qualified to criticize his art, because only the artist knows what he was trying to express… — Ron Brackin Copy Share Image
I met Joan Allen at an L.A. Film Critics Awards' dinner, and I said, 'I want to write a movie for you.' — Rod Lurie Copy Share Image
Somehow I wasn't completely crucified by the critics. I don't know how or why, I probably should've been. — Leif Garrett Copy Share Image
Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
What makes a good book? Scholars and critics have been debating that question for decades. I like books that touch my head… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
“Freedom of Speech has become Freedom of Stupidity on the internet. Some ignominious users should not be given a voice to comment… — Michael P. Naughton Copy Share Image
People can hear my songs are coming from something real. I mean what I say; I'm not just writing to impress critics… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
If there was ever a dissenter from the national optimismit was surely Edgar Allan Poe--without question the bravest and mostoriginal, if perhaps… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a… — Aubrey Beardsley Copy Share Image
When 'Carmen' premiered in 1875, it was panned by the critics. It survived 45 performances. It was called a musical and moral… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
My criticism hasn't necessarily been informed by the critics I've read. The conversations I've had with friends and fellow musicians have shaped… — Sasha Frere-Jones Copy Share Image
I don't read critics, and I don't care what they say. You can't let them steal your soul. You do what the… — Blythe Danner Copy Share Image
“What you create doesn't have to be perfect…Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you—whether… — President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
There is a way to support the art and to allow and encourage the art to flourish while being critical. In fact,… — Jennifer Tipton Copy Share Image
I mean, it’s true, nobody talks about them, but when you bring it up, the idea that you have to rent yourself… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I was never a critic. I was a journalist and wrote about filmmakers, but I didn't review movies per se. I make… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
Saying that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic worth, is like saying that he had… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
We should be wary what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Confronted by an absolutely infuriating review, it is sometimes helpful for the victim to do a little personal research on the critic.… — Jean Kerr Copy Share Image
Some feminist critics debate whether we take our meaning and sense of self from language and in that process become phallocentric ourselves,… — Paula Gunn Allen Copy Share Image
There will be a competition among critics for the best Paris Hilton insult. Here's my first: Her attention span is so short… — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
I think that if you're doing a new musical, you want to have the opportunity to experiment and try things without the… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
Some critics have challenged what the return on investment is for engagement in social media. Others have complained that the metrics don't… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
It's always what you did before. The year before is always so much better. Even when the critics hated what you did… — Gian Carlo Menotti Copy Share Image
I had a lot of success for many years, and the critics had been so kind. Sometimes it's good to get cut… — Dustin Lance Black 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
Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
If you want to please the critics, don't play too loud, too soft, too fast, too slow. — Arturo Toscanini Copy Share Image
The boundaries between contemporary art and cinema are so rigid. It's unbelievable. The film critics don't know my artwork and the art… — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
What does annoy me is when critics use me to ridicule my audience. All the stuff about 'Tesco housewives' and 'the blue-rinse… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books. — Douglas Lain Copy Share Image
I've always felt if my nose were more crooked, critics would focus more on my acting. — Tim Daly Copy Share Image
Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our… — Michael Faraday Copy Share Image
Trump is what Obama critics think Obama is: Someone who's focused on symbolism rather than substance. — Jonathan Chait Copy Share Image
A cruel critic has never made anything; his glibness is a way of inflicting his emptiness on others. — John Lahr Copy Share Image
“Without self-discipline, your streams of grace become a flood of disgrace. Never let indiscipline weigh you down for critics to pick mockeries… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Is it in destroying and pulling down that skill is displayed? The shallowest understanding, the rudest hand, is more than equal to… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
