Criticism Quotes

1866 Criticism quotes by 1229 unique authors

It is not difficult to deprive the great majority of independent thought. But the minority who will retain an inclination to criticize must also be… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values — Marshall B. Rosenberg
It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a… — Plutarch
Worry is itself an illness, since worry is an accusation against Divine Wisdom, a criticism of Divine Mercy. — Said Nursi
I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. — David Thorne
I always write a draft version of the novel in which I try to develop, not the story, not the plot, but the possibilities of… — Mario Vargas Llosa
The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness. To call on them to give up… — Karl Marx
Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. — John F. Kennedy
The significance of feminist movement (when it is not co-opted by opportunistic, reactionary forces) is that it offers a new ideological meeting ground for the… — Bell Hooks
Maybe thats because we take criticism best from those we love and those who love us-Ethan — Virginia C. Andrews
Why do we wrap things? Usually to protect them. The more fragile they are, the more important the wrapping. Your dream is prey to many… — Jerry Spinelli
Law and order is a social service. Crime and the fear which the threat of crime induces can paralyse whole communities, keep lonely and vulnerable… — Margaret Thatcher
Criticism has plucked the imaginary flowers on the chain not in order that man shall continue to bear that chain without fantasy or consolation, but… — Karl Marx
Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors… — Fulton J. Sheen
Much of what is today called "social criticism" consists of members of the upper classes denouncing the tastes of the lower classes (bawdy entertainment, fast… — Steven Pinker
I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all. — Coco Chanel
It makes me boil when I think of the power we profess and the utter impotency of our action. Believers who know one-tenth as much… — Jim Elliot
Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms from opposition parties… — Amartya Sen
You also know you’re surrendered when you don’t react to criticism and rush to defend yourself. Surrendered hearts show up best in relationships. You don’t… — Rick Warren
When we refuse to work with our disappointment, we break the Precepts: rather than experience the disappointment, we resort to anger, greed, gossip, criticism. Yet… — Joko Beck
As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults. — L. Frank Baum
The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could… — Sam Harris
Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it. — Lady Gaga
People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need. — Gary Chapman
Don't think for a minute that bad publicity and endless criticism don't leave their claw marks on everyone concerned. Your friends try to cheer you… — Ava Gardner

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