Criticism Quotations

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

On one side, citizens have great respect for the United States; they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition and in the political arena I often find criticism of the closeness of relations with the United States. That is a reality.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the recluse relieves itself of its impressions.

I like art history and art criticism. Leo Steinberg has always been my favorite. Hes very original, very accurate and acute.

I will accept comments and criticism about change.

I take compliments and I take constructive criticism. Not everyone loves you. It's the way you react as a footballer. I use it all to make me play better.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Association with my pupils has kept me young in my work. Criticism of their work has kept my own point of view clear.

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

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.

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.

According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.

A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening.

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

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.

We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism.

I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure.

Working at Pixar you learn the really honest, hard way of making a great movie, which is to surround yourself with people who are much smarter than you, much more talented than you, and incite constructive criticism; you'll get a much better movie out of it.

The point of literary criticism in anthropology is not to replace research, but to find out how it is that we are persuasive.

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

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.

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

Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.

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

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

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

Dad has always been - and still is - a great influence on me. He has always stood up for spirit, staying true to his beliefs... and I like to do the same with regard to my own true beliefs, regardless of potential criticism or mockery.

I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors.

The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.

Putin needs strong moves to keep the country as one. There is some criticism that he is centralizing power, but in Russia, if you don't centralize power, you have the risk of losing the country.

There is one criticism which cannot be leveled at interparliamentary conferences but which is applicable to a great extent to peace congresses: the meetings waste time.

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

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

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

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

I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to make money. And yet that is exactly what Google did. And Apple, for that matter. You'd think examples like that would be enough to convince people.

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

Maybe it's legitimate criticism, though it can be hurtful. Maybe I haven't paid sufficient attention to the people with whom I would have a natural affinity as a liberal, and they feel let down by that.

Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.

Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency.

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

I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

To love without criticism is to be betrayed.

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't.

As for how criticism of Keats' poetry relates to criticism of my own work, I'll leave that for others to decide.

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

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

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.

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

Being a good leader requires remembering that you're there for a reason, and the reason certainly isn't to have your way. High-integrity leaders not only welcome questioning and criticism - they insist on it.

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

I have the worst ear for criticism, even when I have created a stage set I like, I always hear the woman in the back of the dress circle, who says she doesn't like blue.

A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.

The only criticism heard with any frequency of Elton John's first American album, 'Elton John,' was that the production was too grandiose. The melodies were superb, and lyrics frequently very good, and the performances flawless.

My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

It's difficult to not be able to just be yourself without criticism in any position, whether you're in high school, college, or this industry.

In the process of ego, in the process of lobbying and in the process of just criticising for stake of criticism or in the process of politicising, don't commit national crime. Don't prevent exploration in the country. Let us move ahead more aggressively; it is in the best interest of the country.

Sometimes when I hear criticism of my husband, I want to come out of my seat and clock somebody. But you learn to take a deep breath.

The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism.

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

I think criticism of good work should stop somewhere.

My criticism is too severe sometimes and that is not good. But why don't you start doing your work unless your leader flies into a rage? It is not that you cannot do it but that you don't want to do it

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.

The biggest criticism would be buying clothes that are too big or trying too hard. I tend to like things a little leaner and more formfitting. I believe personal style often outweighs fashion. Just be yourself.

I think that my main criticism in that book was directed at the general assumption that adaptation characterizes populations and species, rather than simply the individuals in the populations and species.

I'd never be where I am if more successful writers hadn't taken an interest in me and done me a good turn - be it chiming in with constructive criticism or giving me sound advice about my career plan.

Theater criticism should be visceral, at least on some level, an articulation of that fierceness and passion. I usually do a fair amount of research before I see a show - on the history of previous productions (if it's a revival) and the creative team.

I still think like a critic, and I still analyze films like a critic. However, it's not possible to write criticism if you're making films.

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press

First, if you love the Kindle and it works for you, it isn't problematic, and you should ignore all my criticisms and read the way you want to read.

Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate the way it represents some other aspect of society.

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

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

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval.

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

Dramatic experience is not logical; it may be subdued to the kind of coherence that we indicate when we speak, in criticism, of form.

We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against the organization for our work, and that is a difficult role. On the other hand, I get undue credit.

I am not God. Nor am I Phantom. I am ready to accept any criticism. I have been in politics for decades. Each and every day, in several media, there is criticism of me.

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

Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the consumer age that we are now living in.

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

But, when I had this feeling and started painting sacred art, as I had this feeling to do, then it come to me: my problem is I'll get a lot of criticism and another problem is my work's not good enough to sell.

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

I think the big thing I've had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don't have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well.

Fox News is nothing if not impressive. No matter how harsh the criticism it endures, the network somehow always manages to prove itself even worse than we had previously imagined.

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.

There IS more criticism of puritanism, and more distance from Christian morality, than there has been before.

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which art might otherwise rest only vaguely discernible, and perhaps altogether unseen.

Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds.

Criticism in the universities, I'll have to admit, has entered a phase where I am totally out of sympathy with 95% of what goes on. It's Stalinism without Stalin.