Art Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

I came to the conviction that film criticism, in and of itself, was an art.

— Rod Lurie

There is nothing sacred or untouchable except the freedom to think. Without criticism, that is to say, without rigor and experimentation, there is no…

— Octavio Paz

Creativity is contagious. And so is banality. Criticism is an art in itself. Don’t let the dullness around destroy the creativity within. T.S. Eliot…

— Anonymous

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

— George Jean Nathan

“Thus, since time immemorial, it has been customary to accept the criticism of art from a man who may or may not have been…

— Aristotle

I love film criticism as an art. I think it's a very important thing.

— David Lowery

I think what's happened in art criticism, or art thinking, in last 30 or 40 years is a confusion between the "what" - the…

— Joe Bradley

Self-criticism, like self-administered brain surgery, is perhaps not a good idea. Can the 'self' see the 'self' with any objectivity?

— Joyce Carol Oates

It is the West that has liberated women, racial minorities, religious minorities, and gays and lesbians, recognizing and defending their rights. The notions of…

— Ibn Warraq

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

— Charles Horton Cooley

One who accepts criticism gracefully is genuinely interested in self improvement.One who is willing to excel accept constructive criticism by his core of heart…

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

I've been as critically rubbished as acclaimed and the worst thing about that is that it usually plays into your own self-criticism.

— Rachel Ward