"A drama critic is a person who surprises……" — Wilson Mizner

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• I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
• A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and… — Joseph Addison
• The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism… — Walter Benjamin
• Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. — Ambrose Bierce
• I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its… — Theodore Bikel
• A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically… — Jim Bishop
• Be a doer and not a critic. — Tony Blair
• I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of… — Mary J. Blige
• Now everyone is a critic. — Christina Aguilera
• I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what… — Michael Caine
• A career public speaker is not what I'm called to be. I'm called to be a critic. — Tony Campolo
• Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of… — Raymond Chandler

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