Critics Quotes

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In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me. — Edgar Allan Poe
The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire. — Edgar Allan Poe
I consider criticism merely a preliminary excitement, a statement of things a writer has to clear up in his own head sometime or other, probably… — Ezra Pound
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic. — Richard Pryor
Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie. — Harold Ramis
I don't know anyone actually who does care what a critic says. — Lou Reed
Romanticism has never been properly judged. Who was there to judge it? The critics! — Arthur Rimbaud
What bothers most critics of my work is the goofiness. One reviewer said I need to make up my mind if want to be funny… — Tom Robbins
No film critic's going to say it, but 'Madagascar 3' is better than 'The Artist.' — Chris Rock
You don't need a critic to tell you people aren't laughing. — Chris Rock
I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak. — Nile Rodgers
I really consider myself a writer, and a writer who is sometimes a social critic. I'm not an ideologue, I don't join a party. I… — Anne Roiphe
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished… — Theodore Roosevelt
When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but… — Helen Rowland
Of course there are critics who believe that no matter what we do, the Florida dream is over. They claim that we must accept the… — Marco Rubio
I don't know what to say about literary critics. I think it's probably best to say nothing. — Salman Rushdie
Doris Lessing really doesn't care what the critics say. In fact, she orders her publishers not to send her the reviews and gets cross with… — Salman Rushdie
I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art. — Jerry Saltz
I don't often go to curator or artist walk-throughs of exhibitions. For a critic, it feels like cheating. I want to see shows with my… — Jerry Saltz
I see around 100 shows a month, going from Niketown-size palaces where you feel like yelling, to storefronts in Bushwick. Each has to pay the… — Jerry Saltz
Too many younger artists, critics, and curators are fetishizing the sixties, transforming the period into a deformed cult, a fantasy religion, a hip brand, and… — Jerry Saltz
A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
In truth, even if they have an imperfect insight into their own methods, I still slightly mistrust writers of fiction who are assured literary critics;… — Will Self
It might be an idea for all literary critics to read the books they analyse aloud - it certainly helps to fix them in the… — Will Self
Sometimes it occurs to me that the job of a serious cultural critic mostly consists in telling the generality of people that their opinions -… — Will Self

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