Criticism Quotes

1866 Criticism quotes by 1229 unique authors

Literature and the arts are also criticism in a more particular and practical sense. They embody an expository reflection on, a value judgement of, the… — George Steiner
A critic is a necessary evil, and criticism is an evil necessity. — Carolyn Wells
Criticism can never instruct or benefit you. Its chief effect is that of a telegram with dubious news. Praise leaves no glow behind, for it… — Ben Hecht
The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think. — David Icke
Criticism is a great motivation. Failure is not an option to me. — Wladimir Klitschko
My criticism is too severe sometimes and that is not good. But why don't you start doing your work unless your leader flies into a… — Zhu Rongji
You'll never do anything creative, innovative or world changing if you fear criticism. Pioneers are easy targets for arrows! — Rick Warren
That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not… — Bainbridge Colby
[He] seems to want it both ways: the freedom to hold and express beliefs, and immunity from criticism for those beliefs. This is the kind… — Jeffrey Shallit
If we have any criticism of our leaders, we invite Satan into our lives and beliefs. — Ezra Taft Benson
Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions… — Robertson Davies
I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie. — Walter Hill
There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism. — Robert M. Hutchins
When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal. — Janet Echelman
Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves. — Mark Batterson
If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck's back. — Ellen Swallow Richards
However intense my experience, I am conscious of the presence and criticism of a part of me, which, as it were, is not a part… — Henry David Thoreau
Learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true essence is beyond the ego. It is fearless; it is free;… — Deepak Chopra
Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually come to understand… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it. — Derek Jeter
One man said, "I looked at my brother through the microscope of criticism, and I said, "How coarse my brother is." Then I looked at… — Thomas S. Monson
If I sought to answer all of the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would be engaged in little else in the course of… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Every man of character will have that character questioned. Every man of honor and courage will be faced with unjust criticism, but never forget that… — Andy Andrews
Honest, intelligent criticism is an aid to the progress of an effort. — Oscar Micheaux

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