“Inside Critics The critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our… — Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK Copy Share Image
As there must be moderation in other things, so there must be moderation in self-criticism. Perpetual contemplation of our own actions produces… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
One who accepts criticism gracefully is genuinely interested in self improvement.One who is willing to excel accept constructive criticism by his core… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
It is the West that has liberated women, racial minorities, religious minorities, and gays and lesbians, recognizing and defending their rights. The… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
Faith can cut in so many ways. If you're penitent and not triumphal, it can move us to repentance and accountability and… — Jim Wallis Copy Share Image
Criticism is often not a science; it is a craft, requiring more good health than wit, more hard work than talent, more… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The great ideas of the West - rationalism, self-criticism, the disinterested search for truth, the separation of church and state, the rule… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
“Under a bad leadership Serbs are capable of committing the most terrible atrocities; under good leaders we can do great deeds. It's… — Seierstad Åsne Copy Share Image
“Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his… — Colette Copy Share Image
The vocabulary of one’s self-criticism is so impoverished and clichéd. We are at our most stupid in our self-hatred. — Adam Phillips Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the… — John Eliot Copy Share Image
Maybe the most important teaching is to lighten up and relax. It's such a huge help in working with our crazy mixed-up… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
We must admit that today conformity is on the Left. To be sure, the Right is not brilliant. But the Left is… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
If a person lacks self- acceptance, he can't live with himself; if he lacks self-criticism, others can't live with him. — James Pike Copy Share Image
One of the reasons for its success is that science has a built-in, error-correcting machinery at its very heart. Some may consider… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
There is no more reason to accuse ourselves excessively of our failings than to excuse them overmuch. He who goes overboard in… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
“If you develop self-criticism, it won't be that much harder to receive the criticism of others.” — Assegid Habtewold Copy Share Image
The most effective self-criticism is to also learn the art of self-encouragement. — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
All I'm arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive, where there's no taboo… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness helps us see the addictive aspect of self-criticism— a repetitive cycle of flaying ourselves again and again, feeling the pain anew.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what… — Lynn Johnston Copy Share Image
It is this capacity for relentless self-criticism that should be - everywhere - the true measure of intellectual freedom and cosmopolitanism, not… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
