Criticism Quotes

1866 Criticism quotes by 1229 unique authors

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising. — Pauline Kael
Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government. — Robert Taft
I have been frequently accused of deliberately twisting subject matter to my point of view. Above all, I know that life for a photographer cannot… — Robert Frank
Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning. — Richard King
This issue, if not addressed, leaves any President, including George Bush, open to the criticism that they are essentially ignoring the destruction of the nation… — Tom Tancredo
I think that my main criticism in that book was directed at the general assumption that adaptation characterizes populations and species, rather than simply the… — George C. Williams
To what derision should I be exposed from a thousand quarters!- An unlearned female entering the lists of criticism against the mighty Johnson! — Anna Seward
I would guess that any criticism about Wal-Mart could have some element of truth with 1,500,000 people. — Lee Scott
Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle. — Balthus
The supposed inferiority of a constructed language to a national one on the score of richness of connotation is, of course, no criticism of the… — Edward Sapir
My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. I put myself before the public voluntarily. — Victoria Woodhull
There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition,… — G. H. Hardy
Silence is sometimes the severest criticism. — Charles Buxton
It is easier to be critical than correct. — Benjamin Disraeli
The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon. — Charles Buxton
Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism. — E. M. Forster
Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism. — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
I was not used to criticism. — Terry Bradshaw
Even before 9/11 I was gripped by a sense of dread: our lack of criticism about what we were doing in the Middle East -… — Karen Armstrong
I went to college thinking of maybe pursuing a career in film criticism. — Michael Showalter
Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it… — Kay Bailey Hutchison
The world of scholarship is much more measured in its appreciation and also its criticism than the world of popular literature. — Deborah Harkness
Well, I try to not view things through a prism of anti-Semitism, because often, people will use that as a sort of knee-jerk reaction to… — Jack Abramoff
The Icesave matter is complex and it is understandable that the issue has been oversimplified by many. Unfortunately some of the basic facts of the… — Johanna Siguroardottir
On one side, citizens have great respect for the United States; they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition… — Vicente Fox

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