Criticism Quotes

1866 Criticism quotes by 1229 unique authors

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge. — Napoleon Hill
Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations. — Gordon B. Hinckley
What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. — Lou Holtz
I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism. — Bell Hooks
Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism. — E. W. Howe
The most destructive criticism is indifference. — E. W. Howe
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. — Elbert Hubbard
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment. — Elbert Hubbard
A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally… — Kurt Huber
To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it… — Henry James
I like criticism. It makes you strong. — LeBron James
The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by… — William James
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors… — Billy Joel
I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write… — Elton John
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. — Samuel Johnson
He who praises everybody, praises nobody. — Samuel Johnson
If you have enough people sitting around telling you you're wonderful, then you start believing you're fabulous, then someone tells you you stink and you… — Angelina Jolie
Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed. — Erica Jong
Children need models rather than critics. — Joseph Joubert
I have moments of weakness, but mostly I brush the criticism off... Who cares if I'm not a size zero? I don't want to be.… — Khloe Kardashian
Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his… — John Keats
I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. — Johannes Kepler
Once you label me you negate me. — Soren Kierkegaard
Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries. — Milan Kundera

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