Critics Quotes

1359 Critics quotes by 983 unique authors

The British and American literary worlds operate in an odd kind of symbiosis: our critics think our contemporary novelists are not the stuff of greatness… — Will Self
I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you… — Maurice Sendak
Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that… — Joseph Sobran
I am pushed by my critics. I don't want to say I want to prove them wrong, but it pushes me on the field to… — Hope Solo
Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility. — Susan Sontag
The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather… — Susan Sontag
Nothing could ever stop Kiss. I've seen the band in down times where critics were like vultures circling overhead saying things like, 'Well, you know… — Paul Stanley
Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play. — John Steinbeck
Time is the only critic without ambition. — John Steinbeck
Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art. — Tom Stoppard
I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: 'I have… — Barbra Streisand
Critics of consumer capitalism like to think that consumers are manipulated and controlled by those who seek to sell them things, but for the most… — James Surowiecki
Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it. — Tacitus
You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like… — Amy Tan
If I wasn't a film-maker, I'd be a film critic. It's the only thing I'd be qualified to do. — Quentin Tarantino
No matter what happens, you're always going to have those critics and those haters. You just have to learn how to deal with that. I… — Tim Tebow
Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to. — Sachin Tendulkar
No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. — Margaret Thatcher
So how critics will perceive your film or your work, or whether your movie is going to make $100 million at the box office, or… — Charlize Theron
I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some… — Henry David Thoreau
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all. — Mark Twain
Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. — John Updike
Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor… — Kurt Vonnegut
When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing a… — Rufus Wainwright

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