Quotes about Criticism

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. Votes: 4

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. Votes: 4

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Votes: 4

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married. Votes: 4

Criticism polishes my mirror. Votes: 3

Criticism is prejudice made plausible. Votes: 3

Criticism is prejudice made plausible Votes: 3

Criticism is a life without risk. Votes: 3

Criticism is the price of ambition. Votes: 3

Criticism is easy, art is difficult. Votes: 3

Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult. Votes: 3

Criticism is the essence of creation. Votes: 3

Criticism is the fountainhead of control. Votes: 3

Criticism? An artist wants praise. Praise. Votes: 3

Criticism should be a casual conversation. Votes: 3

Criticism is okay, encouragement is better! Votes: 3

Criticism is not construction, it is observation. Votes: 3

Criticism comes to those who stand out. Votes: 3

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting. Votes: 3

Criticism is always easier than constructive solutions. Votes: 3

Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not. Votes: 3

Criticism at its best is re-creative, not spirit-killing. Votes: 3

Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem. Votes: 3

Criticism is worth so much more than compliments. Votes: 3

Criticism is the best sign you're onto something. Votes: 3

Criticism- a big bite out of someone's back. Votes: 3

Criticism always hurts most when we deserve it. Votes: 3

Criticism is painful when it's not done with love. Votes: 3

Criticism is just someone's opinion you don't agree with! Votes: 3

Criticism sometimes is really praise, and praise sometimes slander. Votes: 3

Criticism, analysis, and insults are tragic expressions of unmet needs. Votes: 3

Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions. Votes: 3

Criticism often takes from the tree caterpillars and blossoms together. Votes: 3

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value. Votes: 3

Criticism shouldn't be a performance that upstages the work it's talking about. Votes: 3

Criticism is part of the creative man's journey, and I appreciate it. Votes: 3

Criticism exists only to recognize the truth, not to act as judge. Votes: 3

Criticism is a great motivation. Failure is not an option to me. Votes: 3

Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters. Votes: 3

Criticism is like medicine. It's poison unless carefully administered at the right dose. Votes: 3

Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you. Votes: 3

Criticism is the seed of divorce, and it develops rebellion in our young. Votes: 3

Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you. Votes: 3

Criticism is something that you have to take, regardless of what you do. Votes: 3

Criticism is a painful pill to swallow, but it always makes you better. Votes: 3

We don't criticize. Criticism is an enemy. You've got to make loving, positive suggestions. Votes: 3

Criticism is like champagne, nothing more execrable if bad, nothing more excellent if good. Votes: 3

Criticism changes with the fashion of the time. A story is always a story. Votes: 3

To be successful you have to deal with CRAP. Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure. Votes: 3

Criticism of the commitment of religion to the supernatural is thus positive in import. Votes: 3

I've learned to be careful of becoming a critic. Criticism really sours your heart. Votes: 3

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive. Votes: 3

Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves. Votes: 3

Criticism in good faith is good. When it's targeted solely to destruction, I'm not interested. Votes: 3

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. Votes: 3

On your way to the top, you always get some chriticism. Criticism is a great motivation. Votes: 3

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well. Votes: 3

Criticism is the forerunner of divorce, the cultivator of rebellion, sometimes an agent that leads to failure. Votes: 3

Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul. Votes: 3

But what is criticism? Criticism is purely destructive; anyone can destroy, but not everyone can build up. Votes: 3

Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government. Votes: 3

Criticism is good, you learn from it each time and you know that people are paying attention. Votes: 3

Criticism per se does not worry me. I've always solicited it as part of the design process. Votes: 3

Criticism is only words about words, and of what use are words about such words as these? Votes: 3

I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge. Votes: 3

Criticism will plant FEAR in the human heart, or resentment, but it will not build love or affection. Votes: 3

Criticism even should not be without its charms. When quite devoid of all amenities, it is no longer literary. Votes: 3

Criticism and Bolshevism have one thing in common. They both seek to pull down that which they could never build. Votes: 3

Criticism can bother you, but you should be more bothered if there’s no criticism. That means you’re too safe Votes: 3

I like criticism. It makes you strong. Votes: 2

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity. Votes: 2

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. Votes: 2

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise. Votes: 2

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. Votes: 2

What people are afraid of isn't failure. It's blame. Criticism. Votes: 2

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. Votes: 2

The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy. Votes: 2

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism. Votes: 2

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's. Votes: 2

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Votes: 2

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. Votes: 2

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. Votes: 2

Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism. Votes: 2

Perhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed. Votes: 2

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. Votes: 2

Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude. Votes: 2

We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public. Votes: 2

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Votes: 2

Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought. Votes: 2

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. Votes: 2

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge. Votes: 2

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. Votes: 2

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations. Votes: 2

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. Votes: 2

Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. Votes: 2

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. Votes: 2

Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career. Votes: 2

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. Votes: 2

Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it. Votes: 2

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. Votes: 2

Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked. Votes: 2

You just never give up, no matter how hard the challenges are, and observe this world with a healthy dose of criticism and don't just follow the herd like somebody else might do. Votes: 2

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy. Votes: 2

Most small business owners are not particularly sophisticated business people. That's not a criticism; they're passionate about cutting hair or cooking food, and that's why they got in the business, not because they have an MBA. Votes: 2

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character. Votes: 2

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this. Votes: 2

I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break. Votes: 2

What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Islam is above criticism or fictionalization any more so than Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism or Hinduism is. Votes: 2

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you. Votes: 2

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works. Votes: 2

To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But it's hard; when there's something hurtful out there, I still want to read it over and over and memorize it and explain my point of view to the person. Votes: 2

Christlike communications are expressions of affection and not anger, truth and not fabrication, compassion and not contention, respect and not ridicule, counsel and not criticism, correction and not condemnation. They are spoken with clarity and not with confusion. They may be tender or they may be tough, but they must always be tempered. Votes: 2

Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering; to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism; they go through many worldly trials. Some of them have even become martyrs for our sake. But they have done all this with a smile and with gratitude to God. Hence sacrifice is a great virtue. Votes: 2

Of course, I'd welcome protest. Good criticism is hard to find. Votes: 1

Let dull critics feed upon the carcasses of plays give me the taste and the dressing Votes: 1

There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife Votes: 1

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author Votes: 1

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to some quickness of resentment and asperity of reply Votes: 1

The most vigilant self-criticism of course is necessary, but the time comes when the artist must tell himself he is good or he will go under Votes: 1

I have never believed that the critic is the rival of the poet, but I do believe that criticism is a genre of literature or it does not exist Votes: 1

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have generally no other merit than that, having read the works of great authors with attention, they have observed the arrangement of their matter, or the grace of their expression Votes: 1

Imitation is criticism. Votes: 0

I love constructive criticism. Votes: 0

Only mediocrity escapes criticism. Votes: 0

Democracy is about criticism. Votes: 0

I believe in criticism. Votes: 0

Uninvited criticism is insult. Votes: 0

Shout praise and whisper criticism. Votes: 0

Dare to risk public criticism. Votes: 0

Worship the spirit of criticism. Votes: 0

Mere abuse is no criticism. Votes: 0

Silence is sometimes the severest criticism. Votes: 0

I didn't know I got criticism. Votes: 0

I don't take criticism lying down. Votes: 0

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism. Votes: 0

The price of leadership is criticism. Votes: 0

A healthy person can accept criticism. Votes: 0

Valid criticism does you a favor. Votes: 0

Dissonance cannot be corrected by criticism. Votes: 0

The most destructive criticism is indifference. Votes: 0

Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism. Votes: 0

Stupid criticism and still more stupid praise. Votes: 0

You are never really prepared for criticism. Votes: 0

Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism. Votes: 0

Artists don't need criticism, artists need love Votes: 0

To silence criticism is to silence freedom. Votes: 0

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism. Votes: 0

I'm not saying I'm impervious to criticism. Votes: 0

Political criticism is our enemies best friend. Votes: 0

Candour is the brightest gem of criticism. Votes: 0

Candor is the brightest gem of criticism. Votes: 0

There is a certain justice in criticism. Votes: 0

Political criticism is our enemies' best friend. Votes: 0

All criticism is a form of autobiography Votes: 0

I've never let the criticism deter me. Votes: 0

I'm totally open to outside opinions and criticism. Votes: 0

Literary criticism now is all pranks and polemics. Votes: 0

I will accept comments and criticism about change. Votes: 0

No iconoclast can possibly escape the severest criticism. Votes: 0

With success comes unhelpful criticism - ignore it. Votes: 0

Human intellect is natures attempt at self criticism Votes: 0

Treat praise like criticism: refuse to accept either. Votes: 0

Sometimes we have criticism that is very constructive. Votes: 0

Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded. Votes: 0

I'm not interested in constructive criticism, believe me. Votes: 0

Imagination is imitative-the real innovation lies in criticism. Votes: 0

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement. Votes: 0

Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds. Votes: 0

All criticism is opposition. All opposition is counter-revolutionary. Votes: 0

He only profits from praise who values criticism. Votes: 0

Sir, there is no end of negative criticism. Votes: 0

There is no such thing as constructive criticism. Votes: 0

Truth alone can stand the guns of criticism. Votes: 0

Give no time to finding fault of criticism. Votes: 0

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism. Votes: 0

If criticism could kill you, I'd be dead. Votes: 0

The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism. Votes: 0

To love without criticism is to be betrayed. Votes: 0

A life without criticism is not worth living. Votes: 0

If I were white, I'd get less criticism. Votes: 0

Good criticism is very rare and always precious. Votes: 0

The test of democracy is freedom of criticism. Votes: 0

It's often the case that successful people invite criticism. Votes: 0

It's important to take criticism seriously - not personally. Votes: 0

Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism. Votes: 0

Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self criticism. Votes: 0

There's a fine line between cultural criticism and bitterness. Votes: 0

The immoral profession of musical criticism must be abolished. Votes: 0

Learn how to take criticism seriously, but not personally. Votes: 0

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. Votes: 0

I'm a bit of a connoisseur of Google criticism. Votes: 0

People who ask for your criticism want only praise. Votes: 0

The dread of criticism is the death of genius. Votes: 0

I like criticism, but it must be my way. Votes: 0

I seldom look at myself to avoid any self-criticism. Votes: 0

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. Votes: 0

Constant criticism can wear one down and weaken knees. Votes: 0

Expressing criticism of society is not being a grouch. Votes: 0

Die to self: die to criticism, die to praise. Votes: 0

There is no just and serene criticism as yet. Votes: 0

I think criticism of good work should stop somewhere. Votes: 0

When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal. Votes: 0

Social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings. Votes: 0

The most valuable gift one can receive is thoughtful criticism Votes: 0

Nothing is complete and thus nothing is exempt from criticism. Votes: 0

I am saying yes to criticism, but no to insults. Votes: 0

Healthy, well-informed, balanced criticism is the ozone of public life. Votes: 0

You must resist negative thoughts, negative criticism and negative influences. Votes: 0

Except under rare circumstances, I don't write responses to criticism. Votes: 0

Sometimes discipline, which means "to teach," is confused with criticism. Votes: 0

Wise parents offer criticism only when asked, and then minimally. Votes: 0

Keeping religion immune from criticism is both unwarranted and dangerous. Votes: 0

We're fragile, fragmented souls who are very sensitive to criticism. Votes: 0

We protest against unjust criticism but we accept unarmed applause. Votes: 0

The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism. Votes: 0

Usually, English personalities are difficult; they dont take criticism easily. Votes: 0

I still found literary criticism to be a suspect activity Votes: 0

All criticism hurts me. I'm so in the wrong business. Votes: 0

Strict rules of evidence would destroy psychoanalysis and literary criticism. Votes: 0

Usually, English personalities are difficult; they don't take criticism easily. Votes: 0

The best incentive for an artist are the harshest criticism Votes: 0

The criticism of Religion is the beginning of all criticism Votes: 0

I'm not afraid of criticism or what somebody may think. Votes: 0

Nothing touches a work of art so little as criticism. Votes: 0

Only the stupid and the wicked can fear rational criticism. Votes: 0

Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. Votes: 0

Any criticism of someone you love is hard to take... Votes: 0

Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism. Votes: 0

I have never found criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance. Votes: 0

No opinion that cannot stand discussion or criticism is worth holding. Votes: 0

The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism. Votes: 0

One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause. Votes: 0

Becoming critical in the face of criticism, only inspires more criticism. Votes: 0

It is from the womb of art that criticism was born. Votes: 0

Without criticism and reliable and intelligent reporting, the government cannot govern. Votes: 0

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism. Votes: 0

I don't have to hear that criticism, that idotic criticism anymore. Votes: 0

The weapon of criticism can never replace the criticism of weapons. Votes: 0

Reciprocal accountability, or criticism [is] the only known antidote to error. Votes: 0

I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me. Votes: 0

Believe only half of the praise and half of the criticism. Votes: 0

Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had. Votes: 0

Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false beliefs. Votes: 0

Foolishness and criticism are so apt, do so naturally go together! Votes: 0

There are floods of praise coming in as well as criticism. Votes: 0

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. Votes: 0

Both criticism and praise is part of putting yourself out there. Votes: 0

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths. Votes: 0

It's much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself. Votes: 0

Beyond the desert of criticism, we wish to be called again. Votes: 0

One doesn't mind adverse criticism so long as it isn't stupid. Votes: 0

Do I take criticism of Starbucks personally? Of course I do. Votes: 0

Until you look forward to all criticism, your Work's not done. Votes: 0

Find the grain of truth in criticism-chew it and swallow it. Votes: 0

I am more afraid of deserving criticism than of receiving it. Votes: 0

Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism. Votes: 0

Music criticism should be to musicians what ornithology is to the birds. Votes: 0

How to overcome destructive criticism? Just love a little more. That's all. Votes: 0

Marilyn Manson is a criticism of gimmickry, while being itself a gimmick. Votes: 0

Successful people ask for the criticism of others and consider its merit. Votes: 0

Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection. Votes: 0

Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism. Votes: 0

Don't listen to criticism, positive or negative. You just keep going forward. Votes: 0

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning. Votes: 0

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. Votes: 0

The one who knows himself isn't deceived by either praise or criticism. Votes: 0

An honest, sincerely stated compliment helps to build character; criticism destroys it. Votes: 0

Ours is an age of criticism, to which everything must be subjected. Votes: 0

Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised. Votes: 0

Comprehension, inventiveness, direction, and criticism: intelligence is contained in these four words. Votes: 0

Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be broken beyond repair. Votes: 0

Honest, intelligent criticism is an aid to the progress of an effort. Votes: 0

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. Votes: 0

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism. Votes: 0

Literary criticism is generally bunk. Nonsense. Usually based on self-serving post-intellectual bullshit. Votes: 0

One of the greatest abilities is to be able to take criticism Votes: 0

What do you think of the criticism that you're not very good? Votes: 0

The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better. Votes: 0

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized. Votes: 0

You have to laugh, you have to be able to take criticism. Votes: 0

A critic is a necessary evil, and criticism is an evil necessity. Votes: 0

There is too much of criticism and faultfinding with anger and raised voices. Votes: 0

I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested. Votes: 0

The function of criticism should not be confused with the function of reform. Votes: 0

Merciless criticism and independent thinking are the two necessary traits of revolutionary thinking. Votes: 0

Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary. Votes: 0

Mysticism is in fact the only criticism people cannot level against my theory. Votes: 0

Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire. Votes: 0

Taking constructive criticism from others is required to get to the next level. Votes: 0

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically. Votes: 0

We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism. Votes: 0

The problem with criticism today is that is instant, constant, global and permanent. Votes: 0

Persons of delicate taste endure stupid criticism better than they do stupid praise. Votes: 0

Theater really gets damaged when there is a paucity of good criticism around. Votes: 0

The criticism is, once I get something flying, I lose interest in it. Votes: 0

Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive. Votes: 0

A man's mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light. Votes: 0

If only people fought undeserved praise as much as they do unfair criticism. Votes: 0

What do we expect from criticism? People appear to want it, but why? Votes: 0

The criticism hurts sometimes and I worry about the effect on my family. Votes: 0

I went to college thinking of maybe pursuing a career in film criticism. Votes: 0

Surely Islam has nothing to fear from criticism even if it be unreasonable. Votes: 0

There's always criticism in any process and I think that's a healthy thing. Votes: 0

Your criticism may be worse than the conduct you are trying to correct. Votes: 0

Never let too much criticism or too much praise get in your way. Votes: 0

I'm tired of being hunted all over. I can't go anywhere without criticism. Votes: 0

When you are free from self-doubt, you fail better. You accept criticism and listen. Votes: 0

I dont like compliments. I prefer criticism..then I can prove those people wrong. Votes: 0

To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles. Votes: 0

Rule of criticism: only attend to the shape, and the purpose will manifest itself. Votes: 0

Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it. Votes: 0

Tomes of aesthetic criticism hang on a few moments of real delight and intuition. Votes: 0

You take the constructive criticism, because without the fans you would have no show. Votes: 0

We unified, we looked past and we're impervious to the constant criticism of naysayer. Votes: 0

In literary and art criticism there are two criteria, the political and the artistic. Votes: 0

If criticism had any power to harm, the skunk would be extinct by now. Votes: 0

What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism. Votes: 0

In a sense the whole American comic tradition had been that of social criticism. Votes: 0

A whipper-snapper of criticism who quoted dead languages to hide his ignorance of life. Votes: 0

I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day. Votes: 0

Doubt is an element of criticism, and the tendency of criticism is necessarily skeptical. Votes: 0

Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear. Votes: 0

He only moves toward the perfection of his art whose criticism surpasses his achievement. Votes: 0

Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable. Votes: 0

Don't accept the applause of men, and you won't be destroyed by their criticism. Votes: 0

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment. Votes: 0

It's wrong to criticize leaders of the church, even if the criticism is true. Votes: 0

If there's criticism of my work that's legitimate. I'm ready to hear of it. Votes: 0

Fear cannot capture us, criticism cannot harm us, and pride cannot make us fall. Votes: 0

You know, I always think of myself as sort of ready for every criticism. Votes: 0

I think what people really hate is to be caught by surprise by criticism. Votes: 0

Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism. Votes: 0

You have to try to reply to criticism with your intellect, not your ego. Votes: 0

We are too focused on avoiding criticism and not enough on making a difference. Votes: 0

You're always going to face a little bit of criticism from time to time. Votes: 0

Suicide is about life, being in fact the sincerest form of criticism life gets. Votes: 0

The ball of rumor and criticism, once it starts rolling, is difficult to stop. Votes: 0

I can take any amount of criticism, as long as it is unqualified praise. Votes: 0

Choose criticism wisely, it might help you improve some elements of what you do. Votes: 0

The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic. Votes: 0

It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not. Votes: 0

In a democratic society, we politicians have to accept criticism, especially when it is founded. Votes: 0

Most criticism of advertising is written in ignorance of what actually happens inside these agencies. Votes: 0

My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent. Votes: 0

Read a ton. Take a workshop course so you learn to give and get criticism. Votes: 0

We have to have a very strong criticism of modes of cooperation that entrench inequality. Votes: 0

Donald Trump does not take criticism well, nor does he appreciate reporting on his life. Votes: 0

Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise Votes: 0

Honest criticism and sensible appreciation are directed not upon the poet but upon the poetry. Votes: 0

I always heard criticism is the tax on fame. They were right. And then some. Votes: 0

The practice of "reviewing"... in general has nothing in common with the art of criticism. Votes: 0

Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism. Votes: 0

The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work. Votes: 0

Nobody wants constructive criticism. It's all we can do to put up with constructive praise. Votes: 0

Writing in journalism teaches you to be very comfortable taking criticism, being edited, and rewriting. Votes: 0

The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom. Votes: 0

The Rationalist case needs no straining of evidence and always gains by the severest self-criticism. Votes: 0

It's an artist's choice to listen to criticism or not. I'm very sensitive to criticism. Votes: 0

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that. Votes: 0

You can never be free of their criticism until you no longer seek their praise. Votes: 0

Much more prevalent than physical fear is the fear of criticism, rejection, and verbal opposition. Votes: 0

The irony of love is that it guarantees some degree of anger, fear and criticism. Votes: 0

If there was no praise or criticism in the world, then who would you be? Votes: 0

Impersonal criticism?is like an impersonal fist fight or an impersonal marriage, and as successful. Votes: 0

We resent all criticism which denies us anything that lies in our line of advance. Votes: 0

When appearance and reality coincide, philosophy and literary criticism find themselves with nothing to say. Votes: 0

That's one way to overcome criticism: tank so hard that failing becomes glorious and meaningless. Votes: 0

If you don't live by the praise of men you won't die by their criticism. Votes: 0

Learn to use the criticism as fuel and you will never run out of energy. Votes: 0

I like to not care that much about criticism, but I do care about it. Votes: 0

Enlightenment values of individual freedom are manifested best in individual acts of criticism and defiance. Votes: 0

I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it. Votes: 0

Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention. Votes: 0

I have never been sorry when I stood for what was right-even against severe criticism. Votes: 0

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism; reason and justice presuppose, at their origin, emotion. Votes: 0

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. I put myself before the public voluntarily. Votes: 0

One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. Votes: 0

False ideals cannot be shattered by criticism. Right ideals must take up the battle against them. Votes: 0

So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Votes: 0

Morals and criticism are not so properly objects of the understanding as of taste and sentiment. Votes: 0

If I have one criticism of the other late-night shows, it's that they're almost entirely scripted. Votes: 0

Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy Votes: 0

[Barack Obama] is aware of the criticism back home [from Cuba] that this embargo still exists. Votes: 0

Composing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical. Votes: 0

I want no criticism of America at my table. The Americans criticize themselves more than enough. Votes: 0

Fear of failure and criticism can be crippling. Don't let others' negativity take away your joy. Votes: 0

Even the purest of teachers will face bitter criticism from those who feel threatened by him. Votes: 0

I used rebellion as a way to hide out. We use criticism as a fake participation. Votes: 0

The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country. Votes: 0

I hear the criticism loud & clear That is how I know that the time is near Votes: 0

I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect. Votes: 0

I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie. Votes: 0

Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects. Votes: 0

It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate. Votes: 0

If we have any criticism of our leaders, we invite Satan into our lives and beliefs. Votes: 0

It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism Votes: 0

Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. Votes: 0

If a man is often the subject of conversation he soon becomes the subject of criticism. Votes: 0

Not taking criticism of your writing personally is an enormous step towards surviving the studio system. Votes: 0

It is better for your career to do nothing, than to do something and attract criticism. Votes: 0

I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof. Votes: 0

Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy. Votes: 0

Maybe thats because we take criticism best from those we love and those who love us-Ethan Votes: 0

I would guess that any criticism about Wal-Mart could have some element of truth with 1,500,000 people. Votes: 0

People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting. Votes: 0

You must not pay a person a compliment, and then straightway follow it with a criticism. Votes: 0

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need. Votes: 0

People who are very confident in themselves aren't hurt by criticism. They make use of it. Votes: 0

Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work. Votes: 0

I don't think the United States has done anything whatsoever to merit any criticism by the British. Votes: 0

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. Votes: 0

Sometimes it's hard to hear criticism, or "maybe let's try a different way." People's feelings get hurt. Votes: 0

Don't take criticism personally; take from it what's useful. Apply it and move on to something better. Votes: 0

To substitute judgments of fact for judgments of value is a sign of pedantic and borrowed criticism. Votes: 0

When trying to start a company, your enemy isn't criticism, anger or insults. Your enemy is apathy. Votes: 0

There is more criticism of puritanism, and more distance from Christian morality, than there has been before. Votes: 0

For every action there's a reaction. And also, for every action there's an equal and opposite criticism. Votes: 0

Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all. Votes: 0

I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance. Votes: 0

Odious ideas are not entitled to hide from criticism behind the human shield of their believers feelings. Votes: 0

A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism. Votes: 0

A criticism is just a really bad way of making a request...so just make the request. Votes: 0

Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years. Votes: 0

I am of use to the younger artists through the advice and criticism which I give them. Votes: 0

I'm fighting hard - it's difficult under the weight of criticism but you have to take it Votes: 0

There are some people who have a low tolerance for criticism. I'm not one of those people. Votes: 0

Fools take criticism and dish it back. The wise take it and turn it to their advantage. Votes: 0

I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism. Votes: 0

For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing. Votes: 0

Poetry is about as much a 'criticism of life' as red-hot iron is a criticism of fire. Votes: 0

Music is art, and once you become an artist, you need to learn how to accept criticism. Votes: 0

There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife. Votes: 0

I got a lot of criticism for going back on 'Survivor' to play 'Survivor: All Stars.' Votes: 0

To arrange a library is to practice in a quiet and modest way the art of criticism. Votes: 0

There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife — a tyrannical midwife. Votes: 0

You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody. Votes: 0

One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.' Votes: 0

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you're doing is as valuable as gold Votes: 0

The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent. Votes: 0

Old art offers just as good a criticism of new art as new art offers of old. Votes: 0

I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring. Votes: 0

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive. Votes: 0

The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Votes: 0

The mildest criticism of religion is also the most radical and the most devastating one. Religion is man-made. Votes: 0

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. Votes: 0

Today, 'fat' has become not a description of size but a moral category tainted with criticism and contempt. Votes: 0

Like it or not, women are always subject to criticism if they show too much feeling in public. Votes: 0

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public. Votes: 0

People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms. Votes: 0

In art, rebellion is consummated and perpetuated in the act of real creation, not in criticism or commentary. Votes: 0

Very often adverse criticism goes to craft, and that sounds an alarm to which attention should be paid. Votes: 0

Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs. Votes: 0

Anytime you feel jealous or envious, you reject your uniqueness. It's a criticism of God's plan for you. Votes: 0

In an ongoing relationship, each current criticism packs the punches of all the others that have gone before. Votes: 0

I would like to say that that even the teachings of the Koran cannot be exempted from criticism. Votes: 0

Worry is itself an illness, since worry is an accusation against Divine Wisdom, a criticism of Divine Mercy. Votes: 0

Donald Trump's hair frankly. Sometimes you know you're going to get criticism, but you just have to take . Votes: 0

Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it. Votes: 0

Any artist will tell you that when they get negative criticism of their work, it's personally hurtful to them. Votes: 0

The innermost essence of my being...is fearless; it is immune to criticism; it does not fear any challenge. Votes: 0

You have to accept as an architect to be exposed to criticism. Architecture should not rely on full harmony Votes: 0

You have to accept as an architect to be exposed to criticism. Architecture should not rely on full harmony. Votes: 0

People fed on sugared praises cannot be expected to feel an appetite for the black broth of honest criticism. Votes: 0

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. Votes: 0

The more criticism I get, the more it gives me a stronger urge to win. So I try harder. Votes: 0

In dealing with Mr. Nixon, it is not easy to be unfair. He invites and justifies all available criticism. Votes: 0

I don't focus on criticism. I prefer to praise people and the world, rather than criticize them and it. Votes: 0

To acquire true self power you have to feel beneath no one, be immune to criticism and be fearless. Votes: 0

I do not resent criticism, even when for the sake of emphasis; it parts for the time with reality. Votes: 0

I've got a lot to prove because of the criticism over my weight and moving back down a division. Votes: 0

If criticism is needed, do it tactfully. Don't use a sledgehammer when a fly swatter will do the job. Votes: 0

Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. Votes: 0

If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck's back. Votes: 0

For me, there is only one means of ensuring that I do not lose respect for myself: constant criticism. Votes: 0

I think that criticism is unjustified. It's a cute term, but noone shouldn't be criticized for who he is. Votes: 0

Works of art are of an infinite loneliness and with nothing so little to be reached as with criticism. Votes: 0

We must never forget that both good and evil flow from the Bible. It is therefore not above criticism. Votes: 0

Critics don't want to see directors they like make too much of a left turn. That's good for criticism. Votes: 0

Your doubt can become a good quality if you train it. It must become knowing, it must become criticism. Votes: 0

A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition. Votes: 0

The legitimate aim of criticism is to direct attention to the excellent. The bad will dig its own grave. Votes: 0

I'm the same as maybe six or seven people in every ten - I can't take f***ing criticism. Votes: 0

It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism. Votes: 0

The whole point of free expression is not to make ideas exempt from criticism but to expose them to it. Votes: 0

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them. Votes: 0

I did not mind the public criticism. That sort of thing has not changed any program I thought was good. Votes: 0

As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults. Votes: 0

We may never become accustomed to untrue and unjust criticism of us but we ought not to be immobilized by it. Votes: 0

I look at my work and make up my mind about it. After that, neither flattery nor criticism matters to me. Votes: 0

I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free. Votes: 0

All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. Votes: 0

One way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and to be a nobody. The world will then not bother you. Votes: 0

I was very vulnerable to criticism for many years. I could read a bad review and remember it my whole life. Votes: 0

The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon. Votes: 0

Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province. Votes: 0

As they say in geology, time never fails, there is always enough of it, so I may say, criticism never fails. Votes: 0

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good. Votes: 0

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author. Votes: 0

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens. Votes: 0

A book in a man's brain is better off than a book bound in calf - at any rate it is safer from criticism. Votes: 0