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Criticism Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
- When we come to judge others it is not by ourselves as we really are that we judge them, but by an image that we…
- People who ask for your criticism want only praise.
- People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
- You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get…
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- Dare to risk public criticism. — Mary Kay Ash
- Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise. — Mary Kay Ash
- We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against the organization… — Julian Assange
- The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule, sarcasm, merely… — Rowan Atkinson
- Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when… — Kevin Bacon
- In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that… — Enid Bagnold
- I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to… — James A. Baldwin
- It is from the womb of art that criticism was born. — Charles Baudelaire
- A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy. — Jean Baudrillard
- It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become… — Joseph Addison
- A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to… — Joseph Addison
- People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting. — David Beckham