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title: "4 Vulnerable Criticism Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I was very vulnerable to criticism for many years. I could read a bad review and remember it my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-martin/i-was-very-vulnerable-to-criticism-for-many-years-i-could-read-a-bad/)

[Steve Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/steve-martin-593_bad-review_i-was-very-vulnerable-to-criticism-for-m_329735.jpg)

> [When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-echelman/when-ideas-are-young-and-vulnerable-criticism-can-be-lethal/)

[Janet Echelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-echelman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/janet-echelman-26618_criticism_when-ideas-are-young-and-vulnerable-crit_508676.jpg)

> [I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-hodgkin/i-m-vulnerable-to-criticism-any-artist-is-because-you-work-alone-in/)

[Howard Hodgkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-hodgkin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/howard-hodgkin-17509_art_i-m-vulnerable-to-criticism-any-artist-i_952588.jpg)

> [“The hard truth is that following our passion and living out our dreams is incredibly scary. There is a huge potential for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-soukup/the-hard-truth-is-that-following-our-passion-and-living-out-our/)

[Ruth Soukup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-soukup/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/ruth-soukup-26584_dreams_the-hard-truth-is-that-following-our-pas_1336887.jpg)

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