Quote by Karen Armstrong

“if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.”

— Ed Catmull

“Informed criticism is one thing, ignorant abuse quite another.”

— Peter Bray

“Why do people insist on defending their ideas and opinions with such ferocity, as if defending honour itself? What could be easier to change…

— J.G. Farrell

“Respond to critics with humility. Most people are experts in finding problems with whatever others do. That should not be a surprise to you.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Objectivity works to repel the attacks of critics, like a kind of ethical pepper spray.”

— Brooke Gladstone

“In my experience, when people take offence at something, it is invariably because they know that there is a large grain of truth in…

— arthur mathews

“When people are angry, any insult will do; and prejudice is magnified into a cause.”

— Edward Rutherfurd

“Sometimes political correctness exists more in the furious minds of its enemies than in reality, which gets n with compromise and common sense without…

— Stephen Fry

“Deep resentment and passive dislike due to erroneous ideas are unsettling.”

— Amitav Chowdhury

“People often feel threatened by things that are different. It reflects their ignorance, not your reality.”

— Lori Wilde

“It's a fine line, but one that can, and must, be walked. Calling attention to, challenging, and educating the public about objectionable ideas or…

— Tammy Bruce

When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.

— Janet Echelman