The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can. Votes: 1
I'm a piece of work, man. I will do what I want, at all times, always. Nobody's going to persuade me one way or another. I can't be persuaded. I take criticism, I listen, I analyze, but at the end of the day, I make the decisions. Because that's the way I started, and that's the way I'm going to finish. Votes: 1
Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all. 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
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Votes: 4 Norman Vincent Peale
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. Votes: 6 Thomas Jefferson