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Critic Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- The music critic, Huneber, could never quite make up his mind about a new symphony until he had seen the composer's mistress.
- The critic, to interpret his artist, even to understand his artist, must be able to get into the mind of his artist; he must feel…
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- I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is. — Jean-Michel Basquiat
- A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to… — Joseph Addison
- The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas… — Walter Benjamin
- Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. — Ambrose Bierce
- I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when… — Theodore Bikel
- A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good… — Jim Bishop
- Be a doer and not a critic. — Tony Blair
- I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of myself, listen,… — Mary J. Blige
- Now everyone is a critic. — Christina Aguilera
- I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did… — Michael Caine
- A career public speaker is not what I'm called to be. I'm called to be a critic. — Tony Campolo
- Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the… — Raymond Chandler