Critics Quotes

1359 Critics quotes by 983 unique authors

Many critics, when trying to praise a short-story collection, will say that it has the heft and scope of a good novel. But for me,… — Gary Krist
Press critics worry that the rise of media polarization threatens the foundation of credible, common information that American politics needs to thrive. — John Harwood
Rock is periodically pronounced dead by clear rock critics - killed by world music, or by hip-hop, or electronica, or the Backstreet Boys. But if… — Dean Wareham
More often than not, theatre critics bubble with enthusiasm about plays that are, when all is said and done, really pretty average. — Craig Brown
The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think.… — Craig Brown
I have argued about the future of fiction with jaded novelists, far-seeing postmodernists, technologists, television critics. The argument that future generations will not know the… — Russell Smith
While we use American power to fight hard for democracy against extremism on both left and right, our critics seem suspicious of any assertion of… — Elliott Abrams
The critics are always right. The only way you shut them up is by winning. — Chuck Noll
I am not writing for scholars or fellow critics, but for people who like to read, to look at pictures, and to know things. — Guy Davenport
Laws and mechanisms originally meant to enforce copyright, protect children and fight online crime are abused to silence or intimidate political critics. — Rebecca MacKinnon
Weirdly, there have been a lot of critics of conservatism, but very few critics of innovation. As a culture, we are deeply paranoid about politics,… — Jill Lepore
Films are dreams. Many, many critics say to me that my films are not good because they are too unbelievable, but this is my style.… — Dario Argento
Critics reach that age when it is as valuable and daring to hold a negative opinion as it is for a positive. We learn and… — Nicolas Roeg
For years, critics of Fannie Mae have warned that it does not give them enough information to judge its risks. — Alex Berenson
Toward his critics, the artist harbors a defensive ace: knowledge that the future will erase the present. — Louise GluÌˆck
Critics have a responsibility to put things in a cultural and sociological or political context. That is important. — Annette Bening
Early on, after gay liberation, there was an almost Stalinist pressure from gay critics and even gay readers to write about positive role models. We… — Edmund White
Outside their country, Hungarian directors have had, from the critics at least, a friendly reception. — Tibor Fischer
Actually, I am a golfer. That is my real occupation. I never was an actor. Ask anybody, particularly the critics. — Victor Mature
Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books. — Douglas Lain
You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not… — Natalie Dormer
When you have critics filing on Twitter, it leaves no time for thought and perspective. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Critics used to say that ABBA were formulaic or that our songs were rubbish. We never had time for those comments, though. We were sincere… — Bjorn Ulvaeus
Reversing the escalation of health care costs is going to need more than legislation, yet it can be done without imposing rationing, as critics of… — Mitch Kapor
Despite its many critics, hydraulic fracturing will change the nature of energy production. — Kenneth Fisher

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