Balanced Quote by Patrick Kavanagh

You have to accept the criticism but you also have to consider how much of what is said and written is actually true.

— Javier Zanetti

“I don’t generally publicly respond to reviews, no matter how wrong-headed or perspicacious I think them. Nine times out of ten, writers’ responses to…

— China Miéville

“Most critics are not well-equipped to defend their own faith. They have rarely thought through what they believe and have relied more on generalizations…

— Francis J. Beckwith

“An opinion that isn’t read or heard is as good as unsaid.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

It is essential for the good of criticism that both the critic and the public face the fact that a review is not the…

— Judith Crist

In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave it to…

— Mandy Patinkin

“Any writer who puts his words and thoughts out into the public is going to be criticized.”

— Thomas Moore

“Critical feedback shared in good faith is inherently a constructive dialogue. A “critique,” a term that is both a noun and a verb, represents…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“the general or prevailing opinion in any subject is rarely or never the whole truth; it is only by the collision of adverse opinions…

— John Stuart Mill

“Writers need faith, or else we can never trust the action of our words!”

— Leslie Austin

“No one criticizes someone he believes beneath him. Therefore, change your outlook about your critics. They really believe that you matter.”

— Assegid Habtewold

“difficult conversations are almost never about getting the facts right. They are about conflicting perceptions, interpretations, and values.”

— Douglas Stone