Criticism Quotes

1866 Criticism quotes by 1229 unique authors

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I… — Shimon Peres
...smoking is just a habit. 'Tolstoy', she said, mentioning someone I hadn't met, 'says that just as much pleasure can be got from twirling the… — P.G. Wodehouse
Criticism starts - it has to start - with a real passion for reading. It can come in adolescence, even in your twenties, but you… — Harold Bloom
I have never believed that the critic is the rival of the poet, but I do believe that criticism is a genre of literature or… — Harold Bloom
Literature is a human apocalypse, man's revelation to man, and criticism is not a body of adjudications, but the awareness of that revelation, the last… — Northrop Frye
I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect. — Steve Earle
In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved,… — Lynn Johnston
Our Nation, a great stage for the acting out of great thoughts, presents the classic confrontation between Locke's views of the state of nature and… — Allan Bloom
I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same… — Roger Federer
I get a great laugh from artists who ridicule the critics as parasites and artists manqués — sucha horrible joke. I can’t imagine a more… — Manny Farber
O why do I ever let anyone read what I write! Every time I have to go through a breakfast with a letter of criticism… — Virginia Woolf
Conservative New Testament studies could also provide an intellectually satisfying alternative to German biblical criticism and to the liberal theology that accompanied it — John Gresham Machen
Criticism will plant FEAR in the human heart, or resentment, but it will not build love or affection. — Napoleon Hill
People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail. The fear of criticism, in such cases… — Napoleon Hill
Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement. — Dale Carnegie
Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too… — Dale Carnegie
What I couldn't help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than… — Philip Pullman
If you interrupt the writing of fast narrative with too much introspection and self-criticism, you will be lucky if you write 500 words a day… — Ian Fleming
Wanted: More Praise I cannot help believing that the world will be a better and a happier place when people are praised more and blamed… — Frances E. Willard
Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the… — Jeffrey Sachs
[If] you are ready enough to pull my knitting to pieces, but provide none of your own, the only sock is a sock in the… — J. R. Ackerley
A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way. — Alex Kapranos
Most small business owners are not particularly sophisticated business people. That's not a criticism; they're passionate about cutting hair or cooking food, and that's why… — Andrew Mason
The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy. — Bjork
When your results are good, you are obviously going to have a lot of press. And when you start to falter a little bit, you… — Carlos Ghosn

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