Criticism Quotes

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

Every dictatorship has ultimately strangled in the web of repression it wove for its people, making mistakes that could not be corrected because criticism was prohibited.

We artists stick ourselves out. This in itself deserves respect.

If an artist has talent, he needs no other critic.

It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.

When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after the works of the author who has written them, and by that means discover what it is he likes in a composition.

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

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

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

To my eye Rubens' colouring is most contemptible. His shadows are a filthy brown somewhat the colour of excrement.

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

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

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

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.

Neither praise nor blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe and honestly to award - these are the true aims and duties of criticism.

Many French directors, having now realised there was no more real criticism, that the standards of the past have gone, are very offended about the quality of film criticism.

All of us have far too much to do to waste our time and energies in criticism, faultfinding, or the abuse of others.

I hope that each one of us will be a better husband or wife, kinder to one another, more thoughtful, more restrained in criticism, and more generous with compliments.

Scientific dogmatics must devote itself to the criticism and correction of Church proclamation and not just to a repetitive exposition of it.

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

In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc.

If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.

Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances.

Were I wrong, one professor would have been enough.

If you can't laugh at yourself or take any type of criticism or comment about yourself, I think it's more of a reflection of you.

Criticism often takes from the tree caterpillars and blossoms together.

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.

I thought I would call myself a pig before the viewer could, so they could only think more of me.

A healthy person can accept criticism.

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

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

Tomorrow night I appear for the first time before a Boston audience - 4000 critics.

I can no longer think what I want to think. My thoughts have been replaced by moving images.

An insincere critic of a sincere person never wins.

He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.

Henry James chews more than he bites off.

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

In many ways, Eulah-Beulah prepared me for literary criticism. After having a two-hundred-pound babysitter fart on your face and yell Pow!, The Village Voice holds few terrors.

The weapon of criticism can never replace the criticism of weapons.

The individual who fears the criticism of others is no different from the one who seeks their praise. Both are shadow figures, fading into the landscape, lacking the will to act for themselves.

I can't deal with criticism very well. I've already got it from one angle. I don't need it from anything else.

Don't take my criticisms as iron-clad rules but more as suggestions.

I began to realize that when you are at peace with your Maker you can, if not ignore human criticism, at least rise above it.

Dissonance cannot be corrected by criticism.

If I sought to answer all of the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would be engaged in little else in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work.

Unfortunately most criticism is by poseurs. They use their comments about someone else's work as a platform on which to strike poses. What they're really saying is: "Look at me! Look at me!"

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

Treat praise like criticism: refuse to accept either.

Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded.

I've been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared for the hatred I get from Christians. Why do Christians hate so much?.