Critical Quotes

1238 Critical quotes by 996 unique authors

My prayer today is to not be negative about anything for one day. It is so easy to be disappointed, critical, cynical. Nothing is easier… — Caroline Myss
The critical task is necessarily comparative, and younger people do not truly know what is new — Pauline Kael
The creativity and adaptability of life expresses itself through the spontaneous emergence of novelty at critical points of instability. Every human organization contains both designed… — Fritjof Capra
In human affairs, no single person, organisation or social formation ever has a final or an absolutely correct position. It is through conversation, debate and… — Nelson Mandela
The combination of rumination and negative mood is toxic. Research shows that people who ruminate while sad or distraught are likely to feel besieged, powerless,… — Sonja Lyubomirsky
Whether we are able to be a complete success or failure is in such critical balance that every smallest human test of integrity every smallest… — R. Buckminster Fuller
Michael Marcus taught me one other thing that is absolutely critical: You have to be willing to make mistakes regularly; there is nothing wrong with… — Bruce Kovner
If the guidebook used to be critical, today it seems largely a celebratory adjunct to the publicity operations of hotels, resorts, and even countries. — Paul Fussell
You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further. — Charlie Trotter
Productivity is going to be a critical issue. And it's not just about getting more time for professors in the classroom. It involves reexamining the… — Roy Romer
Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens. — Paul Collier
Mainstream politicians will continue to protect existing systems of power, corporate executives will continue to maximize profit without concern, and the majority of people will… — Robert Jensen
With Midway as the turning point, the fortunes of war appeared definitely to shift from our own to the Allied side. The defeat taught us… — Unknown Author
Once and for all, people must understand that addiction is a disease. It’s critical if we’re going to effectively prevent and treat addiction. Accepting that… — David Sheff
It's absolutely impossible to have a serious critical discussion about enthusiasms for movie stars. Because a movie star is an animal separate from acting. Sometimes,… — Peter Biskind
One of the most critical reasons believers experience defeat is because we categorize only a few areas of our lives as Christ's arena. — Beth Moore
It’s critical that we know what we believe, no matter what we feel...that we know what is true, no matter what we see. — Beth Moore
Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough… — George Carlin
I am critical of myself like everyone else. You go to a movie theater and you are forty feet high. I had bad skin as… — Chris Pine
The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet… — Andy Stanley
The greatest step toward success is self confidence. The greatest builder of self confidence is self esteem, and self esteem comes from doing the daily… — Jim Rohn
It is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects. — Anita Sarkeesian
Although I was once sharply critical of the argument to design, I have since come to see that, when correctly formatted, this argument constitutes a… — Antony Flew
A lot of people have said that I'm super-snarky and mean. But honesty is the only way to get people to change. It's very important… — Stacy London
It is a critical job of any entrepreneur to maximize creativity, and to build the kind of atmosphere around you that encourages people to have… — Anita Roddick

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