Criticism Quotes

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

I'm no stranger to criticism. You're never going to be good enough, or just the right thing in everybody's eyes.

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

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.

I wouldn't be worth my salt if I weren't attracting some controversy and criticism. Everyone in the world who has done something in life has attracted criticism.

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

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

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

I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors.

I think that the essence of a free and civilized society is that everything in it should be subject to criticism, that all forms of authority, should be treated with a certain reservation.

Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Different authors have different points of view. You can't just say, 'I believe in the Bible.

Criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home.

Forgive me for using the term 'fat little brother'. It is not a criticism, rather a suggestion that he do some exercises and go on a diet, don't you think? I'm doing this for the gentleman's health.

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

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.

The more you judge, the less you love.

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

If on your own or by the criticism of others you discover error in your work, correct it then and there; otherwise in exposing your work to the public, you will expose your error also.

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

Positive reinforcement changes behavior for the better, while criticism stabilizes negative behaviors and blocks change.

Lots of people will protest that it's quite unreal and that I'm out of my mind, but that's just too bad

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

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

The world will not know liberty until all that is religious and political is transformed into something simple and human and made susceptible to criticism and denial.

It's better to say, 'I'm suffering,' than to say, 'This landscape is ugly.

I am saying yes to criticism, but no to insults.

Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move on and I don't hold on to that.

Recognize the cunning man not by the corpses he pays homage to but by the living writers he conspires against with the most shameful weapon, Silence, or the briefest review.

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

They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own.

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

One cannot review a bad book without showing off.

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

Just let me go, we have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.

When people (talk trash) about you, you have to keep it moving, keep the records hot and keep your head up.

Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.

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

Those who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write, Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.

Success needs vision to see, passion to transcend, patience to withstand and the character to overcome failures.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without resentment.

It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before criticism, which is regarded as a malignant tumor in the imagination.

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

In one dancing saloon I saw the only rational method of art criticism I have ever come across. Over the piano was printed a notice: 'Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.'