Criticism Quotes - Page 9

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

Marxism must abhor nothing so much as the possibility that it becomes congealed in its current form. It is at its best when butting heads in self-criticism, and in historical thunder and lightning, it retains its strength.

The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.

This criticism is ridiculous. The twenty-five hundreth anniversary celebration cost me less than the inauguration of each new president of the United States.

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.

My favorite laser disk ever was the laser disk for The Graduate, which had a commentary track that wasn't even the filmmakers, it was a professor, some film criticism guy who just happen to be this amazing commentator who went off into the whole theory of comedy.

Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.

Philosophers, as things now stand, are all too fond of offering criticism from on high instead of studying and understanding things from within.

Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil.

The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.

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

To the reactionary ear every whispered criticism of the elite classes has always sounded like the opening shot of an uprising.

Let us be clear: censorship is cowardice. ... It masks corruption. It is a school of torture: it teaches, and accustoms one to the use of force against an idea, to submit thought to an alien "other." But worst still, censorship destroys criticism, which is the essential ingredient of culture.

A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition.

If I were paying to display images of my father [like Netflix does] in the United States, I am sure I would face legal sanctions and I would even be killed for doing it. And Netflix receives applause instead of criticism for it.

Shout praise and whisper criticism.

The trouble with most of us is that we stop trying in trying times.

Criticism is painful when it's not done with love.

Music criticism should be to musicians what ornithology is to the birds.

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

Honest criticism and sensitive appreciation are directed not upon the poet but upon the poetry.

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

I don't shy away from any questions. I'm not scared of any question. I'll give you an answer. A lot of people are scared of having actual opinions out there. People are so scared of criticism I'm not scared of people disliking me.

The majority of people permit relatives, friends, and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives, because they fear criticism.

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