Critics Quotes

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People have pointed out evidences of personal feeling in my notices as if they were accusing me of a misdemeanor, not knowing that criticism written… — George Bernard Shaw
The sheer complexity of writing a play always had dazzled me. In an effort to understand it, I became a critic. — Kenneth Tynan
The critics suppose that it is easy to write a play. They aren't aware that writing a good play is difficult and writing a bad… — Anton Chekhov
There are three kinds of patriots, two bad, one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. Good patriots carry on… — William Sloane Coffin
The music critic, Huneber, could never quite make up his mind about a new symphony until he had seen the composer's mistress. — H. L. Mencken
When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he is… — Edward Albee
I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist. — Leslie Fiedler
Be a harsh critic of your own wins. — Unknown Author
I will prove by my life that my critics are liars. — Plato
The repeat run of Fawlty Towers drew bigger audiences than ever and deservedly so. Statistical surveys reveal that only the television critic of The Spectator… — Clive James
I think a single sentence by Van Gogh is better than the whole work of all the art critics and art historians put together. — John Olsen
To be a critic, you have to have maybe three percent education, five percent intelligence, two percent style, and 90 percent gall and egomania in… — Judith Crist
Well, I do expect a lot of myself. I'm a harsh critic because I know what I'm capable of. I have hit those occasional peaks… — Unknown Author
A mother of a one-year-old boy is a movie star in a world without critics. — Allison Pearson
To some, the temporal triumph of the Christian community in the world is a sign of God's favor and the essential righteousness of the Christian… — Peter J. Gomes
To listen to critics, pro or con, and take their words to heart is to subcontract your self-esteem to strangers. (from Workbook) — Steven Heighton
One is never just a teacher: One is always - even if not consciously - an advocate of a point of view, a critic of… — Robert Audi
Freedom comes from seeing the ignorance of your critics and discovering the emptiness of their virtue. — Ayn Rand
I've often been accused by critics of being myself on-screen. But being oneself is more difficult than you'd suppose. — Cary Grant
Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not… — Stephen Covey
What I do requires fantastic concentration... but you can't be totally alone, or you lose all contact with reality, so even when I'm engrossed and… — Truman Capote
Seeing someone else perform and letting me be the critic for once... that's not a bad thing. — Mats Sundin
Corporate irony not only ridicules the thing it is selling but the very act of selling it. In the process it disarms critics by making… — David Denby
Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can't do it themselves! — Harry Cohn
No statue has ever been put up to a critic. — Jean Sibelius

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