Art Quote by John Lennon

All artists, no matter who they are, have always come into contact with criticism. No one's gonna like what you do 100 percent of…

— Erika Jayne

There's a history of artists being taken advantage of, and artists have to keep criticizing and keep skepticism at a high level. I think…

— Jack Conte

There's something peculiar about artists. They have ups and downs... After a while everything you do is just wonderful... then you slide back. If…

— Milton Resnick

I don't get involved in criticizing or extolling really good artists who do their job. That's for other people.

— Neal Adams

It isn't that I dislike artists, but I can't stand anyone who puts on those ponderous airs of a man of character.

— Osamu Dazai

I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you'd get…

— Howard Hodgkin

Most artists I know have gone through some period that forces them to get to the very core of who they are.

— Melody Gardot

A true artist is expected to be all that is noble-minded, and this is not altogether a mistake; on the other hand, however, in…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their…

— Brad Bird

You worthy critics, or whatever you may call yourselves, are ashamed or afraid of the momentary and passing madness which is found in all…

— Friedrich Schiller

Our recent pop-music icons, even the most radical ones, like Björk or Caetano Veloso, often have to present themselves as happy and make positive…

— Diego Cortez

Many of the artists are not pretending to have an objective point of view. They're revealing the subjectivity.

— Massimiliano Gioni