Criticism Quotes

Everyone else believes in you. The major problem is that not all can let you know as in the way you may wish. Some will only let you know through their tests of criticism!

It seemed that it was not only live magicians which Mr. Norrell despised. He had taken the measure of all the dead ones too and found them wanting.

One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthfulSo that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.

The only thing I hate about good people is that they like making their being good people bad people’s problem.

The pleasure or the benefit that the object of our deed derives from it is every now and then greater or even more important than the one we derive from the deed.

Every single good person is a good person for their own sake, not for the sake of humanity, not even for the sake of another human being.

No single bad person regards themselves as a bad person.

It is humanly impossible to be selfless. As a matter of fact, human beings are inherently selfish.

Do not share your thoughts with people who think that what you are thinking is not worth thinking.

Value those who give you constructive criticism, because without them doing so, you will never reach the peak of what you are do.

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

Until you stop blaming and become positively self-critical you are not going to move forward.

Ignore negative criticisms, focus on positive thoughts.

...when people oppose your view, you can become a lightning rod, but if I were you, I'd let them stew...

Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

In the inner courtroom of my mind, mine is the only judgment that counts.

If everybody likes you, you are doing it wrong.

Surely it is the one who fears he is wrong who avoids criticism. The one who is sure he is right invites it. It only illuminates the strength of beliefs and makes them more available to others.

True ability is undisturbed by pretentious criticism.

If you criticize what you’re doing too early you’ll never write the first li

Don't let success lead to arrogance and failure lead to criticism.

To fail, try to please your critics. To please your critics, try to fail.

With the best of intentions you toss me a lifeline. Failing to see how a piece of rope will do me any good, I ignore it and drown.

You can critique her writing, but not her lifestyle.

When your own approval means more than the approval of others, that is self-love.

You must be able to say "I understand, " before you can say "I agree, " or "I disagree, " or "I suspend judgment.

Do not fear criticism, accept it as an inspiration for boldness and action

its badness is so potent that it seems to undermine the very idea of literature, to expose the whole endeavour of making art out of language as essentially and irredeemably fraudulent

Writing is a never ending journey for me - not only for my own comfort, but as a strong medium for encouraging a healthy process of constructive thinking among my readers

Before thinking about what you are going to say, think about what I am saying.

Richard Wright, a Mississippi-born negro, has written a blinding and corrosive study in hate. It is a novel entitled "Native Son".

I don't want to make people mad. I just... well, how can people get better if you don't tell them what you honestly think?

In my view, the gospels are true, not historically, but theologically, or, as I would argue, prophetically! What we have is, the Messiah’s history written in advance in story form.

You can waste a perfectly good life trying to meet the standards of someone who thinks you’re not good enough because they can’t understand who you are.

People that criticize the harshest usually are the ones who would trade places the fastest

The most important thing about reading is not the level of sophistication of the books on your self. There is no prerequisite reading regimen for being a bookworm.

A small temptation can stop a great glory and turn great joy into a great sorrow

Even if people say that I don't have a character still I am a well known character.

Make no mistake. You are your most important critic and your conscience your most important judge of character.

It is easy for those who conflate religion with government to interpret any criticism of government or policy as an 'attack' on their 'faith'.

Censorship exists to protect corruption.

A great leader never fears criticism and welcomes them with openness and love as if they are the beauty of the journey.

The Church being what she is cannot have the instincts of a gentleman.

I would have died, before a literary agent ever committed to my book. This is why I chose to empower myself by self publishing.

Kissinger would probably be outraged even if he reread his own memoirs, on the grounds that they are not favorable enough.

He found his voice in the silences, where he could sing as loud and as long as he wanted with no one to complain of it.

Home is the place I can live with myself, without hating myself.

The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control.

Critics are those righteous experts who judge other people's hard earned accomplishmens as they themselves stand on the sidelines of life.