Critics Quotes

1359 Critics quotes by 983 unique authors

Have you ever noticed how most critics disagree with the public? That should tell you a lot about critics. — Shia LaBeouf
I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do… — Neil LaBute
I have been in a lot of movies, but none of them are critics' darlings, you might say. — Artie Lange
The audience wants to be attracted not by the critics, but by a great story. You must deliver to the audience emotion - and when… — Dino De Laurentiis
Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it. — D. H. Lawrence
The thing we call critics are not really reviewers, they are not really critics. They don't have the discipline to write what we would term… — Ang Lee
These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I… — John Lennon
The critics slap labels on you and then expect you to talk inside their terms. — Doris Lessing
People think I'm against critics because they are negative to my work. That's not what bothers me. What bothers me is they didn't see the… — Jerry Lewis
The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Some critics have challenged what the return on investment is for engagement in social media. Others have complained that the metrics don't exist to demonstrate… — Simon Mainwaring
The evolution of social media into a robust mechanism for social transformation is already visible. Despite many adamant critics who insist that tools like Facebook,… — Simon Mainwaring
If you have no critics you'll likely have no success. — Malcolm X
My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. — David Mamet
Creativity takes courage. — Henri Matisse
I definitely like the oddballs. There's a song called 'Little Thing,' which is the only song that I have recorded that has no words. And… — Dave Matthews
I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow a… — Dave Matthews
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… — W. Somerset Maugham
Most people should be talking about how Floyd Mayweather is a great undefeated future Hall of Famer that's his own promoter and that works extremely… — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Because the New Testament provides the primary historical source for information on the resurrection, many critics during the 19th century attacked the reliability of these… — Josh McDowell
I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own young children were… — Jon Meacham
Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to… — Golda Meir
There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep. — Herman Melville
Criticism is prejudice made plausible. — H. L. Mencken

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