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title: "8 Ignore Critics Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Ignore Critics quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Ignore Critics sayings and thoughts."
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> [What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/what-i-learned-shun-nonbelievers-ignore-critics-do-your-best-for/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/seth-godin-152_critics_what-i-learned-shun-nonbelievers-ignore_1037502.png)

> [At art school you realize that in order to stay engaged you have to ignore the critics, good and bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/at-art-school-you-realize-that-in-order-to-stay-engaged-you-have-to/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/samuel-ervin-beam-6217_art_at-art-school-you-realize-that-in-order_1087196.jpg)

> [Stay true to yourself, engage with your followers, and ignore the critics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-woodward/stay-true-to-yourself-engage-with-your-followers-and-ignore-the/)

[Ella Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ella-woodward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/ella-woodward-5464_ignore_stay-true-to-yourself-engage-with-your-f_1346626.jpg)

> [I think it is important to do what you believe in and ignore the critics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-fish/i-think-it-is-important-to-do-what-you-believe-in-and-ignore-the/)

[Janet Fish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-fish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/janet-fish-56309_believe_i-think-it-is-important-to-do-what-you-b_1967569.png)

> [“Ignore the critics… Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dita-von-teese/ignore-the-critics-only-mediocrity-is-safe-from-ridicule-dare-to-be/)

[Dita Von Teese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dita-von-teese/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/dita-von-teese-12145_dare-to-be-different_ignore-the-critics-only-mediocrity-is-sa_2058286.jpg)

> [Exceptional thinkers ignore their critics and go about their business making history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eliot/exceptional-thinkers-ignore-their-critics-and-go-about-their-business/)

[John Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eliot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a48/john-eliot-15291_critics_exceptional-thinkers-ignore-their-critic_2247787.png)

> [Ignore the critics just to say we did it. This aint no fashion show, motherf-cker, we live it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/ignore-the-critics-just-to-say-we-did-it-this-aint-no-fashion-show/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/kanye-west-242_fashion_ignore-the-critics-just-to-say-we-did-it_2475351.jpg)

> [I used to respond to people who are dismissive of my work, but as I grow older, I think it's best to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepak-chopra/i-used-to-respond-to-people-who-are-dismissive-of-my-work-but-as-i/)

[Deepak Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepak-chopra/)

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