Critics Quote by Roxane Gay

My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do.

— Naomi Wolf

“Critics must use clear facts and an insightful cognitive paradigm to back up their argument if they want to negate other people's thoughts and…

— Saaif Alam

What does annoy me is when critics use me to ridicule my audience. All the stuff about 'Tesco housewives' and 'the blue-rinse brigade.'

— Michael Ball

“Critics use musical metaphors to describe his painterly technique, referring to it as “pure eye music” and noting his “lyrical touch.”

— Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr

'Seven Turns' was a tough album because we knew that the critics would use it to determine whether or not we should have remained…

— Dickey Betts

There is an odd assumption that compassion and care are finite or that critics can be everything to everyone - commenting on everything simply…

— Roxane Gay

K-pop itself is not just a music genre, but a whole cultural phenomenon.

— Lee Tae-min

While we welcome people of all faiths in America we cannot be so naive as to expect all countries to do the same. But…

— Michael Huffington

Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from…

— Jim Webb

When the 2008 victory of Barack Obama and the defeat of grumpy old John McCain began looking, um, inevitable, I started fielding inquiries about…

— Rick Perlstein

“It has become a cultural norm in Jewish families for parents to bring up their children to value wealth.”

— H.W. Charles

The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural…

— Aberjhani

The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will…

— John Mackey

We have never escaped a certain male cultural desire for women's silence.

— Mary Beard