Critics Quotes

1359 Critics quotes by 983 unique authors

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors. — Ernest Hemingway
There are two sorts of beauty; one is the result of instinct, the other of study. A combination of the two, with the resulting modifications,… — Paul Gauguin
We often feed the critic gourmet meals and starve the rest. — Angeles Arrien
Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the outside or the… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics. — John Grisham
There is something particularly unique about the films of Hong Sang-soo...it's got to do with his masterful sense of storytelling... as the critic Manny Farber… — Martin Scorsese
All I am in private life is a literary critic and historian, that's my job...And I'm prepared to say on that basis if anyone thinks… — C.S. Lewis
In my experience when critics raise these objections, they invariably violate one of seventeen principles for interpreting the Scriptures....For example, assuming the unexplained is unexplainable....failing… — Norman Geisler
If critics and competitors can't match your results, they will often denigrate the way you achieve them. Fast, intuitive types are called lazy. Dedicated burners… — Garry Kasparov
You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't… — John Irving
Critics play a dangerous game when they denounce the science and law EPA has used to defend clean air for more than 40 years. The… — Gina McCarthy
Tolerance is the last virtue of a depraved society. When an immoral society has blatantly and proudly violated all the commandments, it insists upon one… — Hutton Gibson
The critic is a prisoner to his own experiences and perspectives, erroneously believing his limited experiences are the sum of all truth — T.D. Jakes
I make my pictures for people, not for critics. — Cecil B. DeMille
Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being… — C.S. Lewis
I don't make music to prove all the critics wrong. I do it to prove all my fans right. — Kid Rock
I've always had to prove myself to people growing up. I had to show them that I could do this and I could do that… — Russell Westbrook
Quit worrying about what other people think and just be who God made you to be. If you will run your race, God will take… — Joel Osteen
I'm my own most merciless critic onstage. — Keith Jarrett
As I worked on projects which fulfilled a real human need forces were working through me which amazed me. I would often go to sleep… — George Washington Carver
Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you… — J. R. Moehringer
The point is not that Jesus was a good guy who accepted everybody, and thus we should do the same (though that would be good).… — Marcus Borg
Except that it’s not really 'now' that the inner critic attacks. It’s a few seconds or a minute ago. The inner critic depends upon comparison,… — Jan Chozen Bays
I love having critics for breakfast — Carlos Fuentes
If you’re going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, you’re going to… — Joel Osteen

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