Character Quote by John Wooden

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.

— Noel Coward

People don't usually compliment your character.

— Taylor Swift

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Criticism sometimes is really praise, and praise sometimes slander.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.

— Anonymous

I think a lot of the criticism had to do with disliking the characters - which, again, I take as something of a compliment.

— Adrian Tomine

I don't focus on criticism. I prefer to praise people and the world, rather than criticize them and it.

— Alice Walker

The desire to criticise becomes less and less as the character is developed. It is the mark of a fine character never to be…

— Christian D. Larson

If you do not maintain a reasonable ratio between criticism and praise, BOTH are likely to have negative effects.

— T Jay Taylor

An honest, sincerely stated compliment helps to build character; criticism destroys it.

— Nathan Eldon Tanner

In the spiritual domain, criticism is love turned sour... If criticism becomes a habit, it will destroy the moral energy of the life and…

— Oswald Chambers

And if you are honest about the words coming out of your characters' mouths, you'll find that you've let yourself in for a fair…

— Stephen King