Criticism Quotes

Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work.

Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren’t criticized are those who don’t take risks.

Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again.

False ideals cannot be shattered by criticism. Right ideals must take up the battle against them.

Face your path with courage, don't be scared of people's criticism. And, above all, don't let yourself get paralyzed by your own criticism.

It is a well-known fact that we see the faults in other's works more readily than we do in our own.

In all institutions from which the cold wind of open criticism is excluded, an innocent corruption begins to grow like a mushroom - for example, in senates and learned societies

Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.

Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult.

If you don't live by the praise of men you won't die by their criticism.

Criticizing to destroy is easy, thinking in order to build is much more difficult to achieve

People call you this or that. But I can't respond because then it seems like I'm defensive, you know, what does it matter, really?

Both criticism and praise is part of putting yourself out there.

Surely Islam has nothing to fear from criticism even if it be unreasonable.

Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.

Scots they're either nice or they're horrid and these two are horrid. The Scots wont like that Eamon, thats bordering on racism. Its not racism its ethnic criticism Bill.

Criticism? An artist wants praise. Praise.

After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.

The criticism that has most consistently bothered me is the allegation that I'm a schlockmeister whose only objective is to shock people.

Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the open road.

Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.

I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.

There is no such thing as constructive criticism.

Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.

The test of democracy is freedom of criticism.

How many people would like to get up in a social prayer-meeting to say a few words for Christ, but there is such a cold spirit of criticism in the church that they dare not do it.

Mysticism is in fact the only criticism people cannot level against my theory.

The anxiety around such work [vulnerably written ethnographies] is that it will prove to be beyond criticism, that it will be undiscussable.

The function of criticism should not be confused with the function of reform.

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.

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

It's hard to see a film one time and really "get it," and write fully and intelligently about it. That's a review. That's not film criticism.

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her.

Blame is safer than praise

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

Criticism is the essence of creation.

Even the purest of teachers will face bitter criticism from those who feel threatened by him.

If you really look at my lyrics, nobody's exempt. Nobody's exempt from observation, criticism or what I think is correction.

Expressing criticism of society is not being a grouch.

Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform, and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism.

Comedians and Feminists... are natural enemies, because stereotypically-speaking, feminists can't take a joke and... comedians can't take criticism.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

I'm not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black person to hold our president accountable for his actions.

He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.

Culture is only true when implicitly critical, and the mind which forgets this revenges itself in the critics it breeds. Criticism is an indispensable element of culture.

I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism.

The public is the only critic whose judgment is worth anything at all.

Unjust criticism is usually disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealously and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks a dead log.

Mindfulness is deliberately paying full attention to what is happening around you-in your body, heart and mind. Mindfulness is awareness without criticism or judgment.

To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.