Criticism Quotes

1866 Criticism quotes by 1229 unique authors

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a… — John Kenneth Galbraith
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. — Mahatma Gandhi
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. — Bill Gates
The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in… — Edward Gibbon
Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them. — Samuel Goldwyn
Reviewers are usually people who would have been, poets, historians, biographer, if they could. They have tried their talents at one thing or another and… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Everything has added up to a load that I'm getting tired of carrying. It's gotten so complicated. It's the three failed marriages, and having kids… — Phil Collins
In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at… — William Congreve
Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters. — Joseph Conrad
One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide. — Charles Horton Cooley
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably… — Calvin Coolidge
They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they… — Calvin Coolidge
Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection. — Billy Corgan
I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. — Noel Coward
My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face. — Simon Cowell
I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness.… — Simon Cowell
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book. — Malcolm Cowley
The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to… — Russell Crowe
If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that. — John Cusack
Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable. — Rachel Cusk
The reaction to 'Aftermath' has been far worse than to 'A Life's Work,' yet I find I'm perhaps a little less touched by it. In… — Rachel Cusk
A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded. — Tyne Daly
Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it. — Rene Descartes
Just let me go, we have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not… — Ani DiFranco
Before Katrina, you didn't see criticism of the Bush administration in the media. Here they are, stealing elections, enacting illegal wars, huge crimes against humanity… — Ani DiFranco

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