Criticism Quotes

1866 Criticism quotes by 1229 unique authors

The text is merely one of the contexts of a piece of literature, its lexical or verbal one, no more or less important than the… — Leslie Fiedler
The critical method which denies literary modernity would appear -- and even, in certain respects, would be -- the most modern of critical movements. — Paul de Man
Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you a lot more slack if… — Ethan Coen
There is an air of last things, a brooding sense of impending annihilation, about so much deconstructive activity, in so many of its guises; it… — David Lehman
Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the… — David Lehman
Critical remarks are only made by people who love you. — Federico Mayor Zaragoza
David Lynch came out of it a genius, and I came out of it a fat girl. I'm sorry that the only comment I get… — Isabella Rossellini
Farber had a huge effect on me as a writer. I don't mean I write like him. Farber is, first of all, a great stylist,… — Greil Marcus
Everything is entertainment; criticism is now entertainment and it seems that the French directors have woken up one day and suddenly realised that they were… — Wim Wenders
In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters… — Wim Wenders
My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would be doing. She… — Morena Baccarin
It's often the case that successful people invite criticism. — Michael Gove
I'm always very careful to make the distinction between music criticism and music journalism. A lot of people don't. But criticism doesn't require reporting. You… — Michael Azerrad
I read stories aloud at every stage. I listen to my writer friends when they kindly offer criticism. I listen to my husband when he… — Bonnie Jo Campbell
After I started getting criticism for doing 'Big Brother,' someone told me that Hugh Downs used to host 'Concentration' and Mike Wallace used to do… — Julie Chen
For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing. — Carmen Electra
If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny. — Tim Ferriss
I don't judge people. I don't even judge people on 'The Voice.' I'm a coach. I'm there for constructive criticism and to aid and abet… — Cee Lo Green
Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering; to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism; they go through… — Dada Vaswani
I believe in criticism. — Paul Anka
What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and… — Fatou Bensouda
A system such as classical mechanics may be 'scientific' to any degree you like; but those who uphold it dogmatically - believing, perhaps, that it… — Karl Popper
The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become. — David Coverdale
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you… — Jane Campion
One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. — Robert M. Gates

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