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Criticism Quotes by E. M. Forster
- A critic has no right to the narrowness which is the frequent prerogative of the creative artist.
- Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.
- So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
- I am a Jane Austenite, and therefore slightly imbecile about Jane Austen. My fatuous expression, and airs of personal immunity-how ill they sit on the…
- Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.
- Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
More Criticism Quotes
- Dare to risk public criticism. — Mary Kay Ash
- Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise. — Mary Kay Ash
- We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against the organization… — Julian Assange
- The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule, sarcasm, merely… — Rowan Atkinson
- Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when… — Kevin Bacon
- In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that… — Enid Bagnold
- I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to… — James A. Baldwin
- It is from the womb of art that criticism was born. — Charles Baudelaire
- A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy. — Jean Baudrillard
- It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become… — Joseph Addison
- A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to… — Joseph Addison
- People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting. — David Beckham