Critics Quotes

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I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of myself, listen, make changes -… — Mary J. Blige
I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day. — Michael Bloomberg
Now everyone is a critic. — Christina Aguilera
I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason… — George W. Bush
You can't make your choices based on what critics think. You have to make your choices based on what's honest for you. — Nicolas Cage
I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm… — Michael Caine
When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping. — Maria Callas
A career public speaker is not what I'm called to be. I'm called to be a critic. — Tony Campolo
Some people need to stay at the top. They are afraid to re-start from zero because they fear the critics. — Eric Cantona
I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true. — Truman Capote
If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count. — Mariah Carey
Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys… — Raymond Chandler
Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of… — Raymond Chandler
When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes,… — Paul Cezanne
Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation. — Paul Cezanne
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves. — Emile M. Cioran
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you. — Jean Cocteau
I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I… — Paulo Coelho
Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost? — Paulo Coelho

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