Best 1830 quotes in «criticism quotes» category

But 'I worked hard on this' doesn’t exempt you from criticism. Those harsh reviews aren’t about anyone being out to get me. It’s not an Authors vs. Reviewers thing. It’s people taking the time to express their opinions because they care about this stuff." [Us vs. Them vs. Grow the Hell Up (Blog post, September 1, 2013)]

By encouraging the critic in themselves (the hater) they have killed the artist (the lover).

By attacking the life choices of others we only reveal our own fears and prejudices.

CAIR is still trying to promote its strange claim that criticism of its ideology is racist....The ridiculous claims that criticism of Islam is an act of bigotry fail to take into account the fact that former Muslims like Bosch, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Firoozeh Bazrafkan have been some of the sharpest critics of the ideology. Did they also change races?

Can anyone capable of genuinely appreciating Mozart and Mizoguchi possibly say that he is not, in that respect, immeasurably better off than someone whose cultural horizon is limited to bingo and The Black and White Minstrel Show? The assimilation will not necessarily make him a better person (a common, and obviously fallacious, assumption), but it will open to him possibilities that are closed to his less fortunate fellow humans. If that is what is meant by an "élite," then I for one shall not willingly sacrifice my membership of it in the name of some perverse and destructive egalitarianism: to put it succinctly, nothing is ever going to come between me and The Magic Flute. It is not, however, an elite from which I would wish anyone to feel excluded: on the contrary, I would like to share my advantages with as many others as possible. That is why I am a teacher.

Caustique ? Vous voulez dire : méchant ? Oui, je suis un peu méchant, dit Settembrini. Mon regret c'est que je sois obligé de gaspiller ma méchanceté à des sujets aussi misérables. J'espère que vous n'avez rien contre la méchanceté, mon cher ingénieur. A mon sens, c'est l'arme la plus étincelante de la raison contre les puissances des ténèbres et de la laideur. La méchanceté, monsieur, est l'esprit de la critique, et la critique est à l'origine du progrès et des lumières de la civilisation.

Censorship exists to protect corruption.

Chances are like criticism; few like to take it, some love to give it, yet most never see it.

Character that is fruit-producing can be summed up in the mastery of these 5 qualities: morals, but a sense of humor; love, but respect for criticism; intelligence without pretense; humility without self-loathing; and a mind open, but with solid convictions.

...chuck-full of error, masturbation and Jesus.

Clearly, not uncritical apologetics but penetrating and thoughtful criticism is alone capable of bringing out the treasures of experiences and teachings.

(Commentary by J.-P. Quélin, food critic for Le Monde). [New York and London chefs] are cooking, he says, at a level of originality that defies judgment, defies criticism, defies the grammar of cuisine. (This I think is true. When I took my brother to L'Arpege for his birthday we got fourteen -small- courses ... that made even the best of the old cuisine look like sludge.) /289

Constant criticism within families Erodes revered relationships Poison pierces through minds To blind your own judgment

Con las piedras que con duro intento los críticos te lanzan, bien puedes erigirte un monumento.

Context is everything in both narrative and real life, and while the accusation is never that these creators deliberately set out to discriminate against gay and female characters, the unavoidable implication is that they should have known better than to add to the sum total of those stories which, en masse, do exactly that. And if the listmakers can identify the trend so thoroughly – if, despite all the individual qualifications, protests and contextualisations of the authors, these problems can still be said to exist – then the onus, however disconnected from the work of any one individual, nonetheless falls to those individuals, in their role as cultural creators, to acknowledge the problem; to do better next time; perhaps even to apologise. This last is a particular sticking point. By and large, human beings tend not to volunteer apologies for things they perceive to be the fault of other people, for the simple reason that apology connotes guilt, and how can we feel guilty – or rather, why should we – if we’re not the ones at fault? But while we might argue over who broke a vase, the vase itself is still broken, and will remain so, its shards ground into the carpet, until someone decides to clean it up. Blog Post: Love Team Freezer

Complexes can be the feelings of guilt, a victim complex, and fear of failure, criticism, poverty, and loneliness, loss of love, success, insecurity, denial, and low self-esteem

Conversely, bad writers often write in order to forward a cause or enlarge other people’s understanding of a contemporary social issue. Any attempt to write fiction in order to make the world a better, fairer place is almost certain to fail.

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.

Cowards say it can't be done, critics say it shouldn't have been done, creator say well done.

Criticism demands infinitely more culture than artistic creation.

Critical voices have to care about history. We have to care about the way in which things get controlled in the past because that's when the damage gets done and if we don't keep that historical memory, we will allow them to do it again next time.

Criticism at its best is re-creative, not spirit-killing.

Criticism involves taking a position, Mr. Day. How long has it been since you took a considered position on anything important?

Criticism, upon the right one, surpasses and prevails, nothing since it causes a sign of self-discredit.

Criticize me if you can, but that won't stop me from saying what i like, my mouth is mine, and not yours.

Critics! Appalled I ventured on the name. Those cutthroat bandits in the paths of fame.

Critiquing a doer isn’t doing.

CRITICISM'' is a first step of a Success

Criticism is the weapon of the lesser human - it's the weapon of the creature that's incapable of original thinking and original action.

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body; it calls attention to the development of an unhealthy state of things. If it is heeded in time, danger may be averted; if it is suppressed, a fatal distemper may develop." [New Statesman interview, 7 January 1939]

Criticism of one’s appearance hurts, no matter what.

Criticisms are critical opportunities to purify your soul.

Criticisms are critical opportunities to purify your soul, for they have the potential to spark astounding neurochemical thought processes in your brain, which may not occur in a comfortable, supportive environment.

Critics do not determine how bright a star decides to shine.

Critic vent spleen to eviscerate the more competent.

Cursing the sun won't stop it from rising; neither will cursing the stars stop them from shining.

Criticism can be edited to get a virtual guide book to better you.

Criticism is very often a medicine for skill disability you have in your work field.

Criticism will always be closer to the truth than flattery.

Critics do not determine how beautifully a flower blooms.

Critics do not determine how high an eagle flies.

Critics work for you; they reveal your weaknesses. Critics work against you; they envy your strengths. Wisdom works for you; it counters your weaknesses. Faith works for you; it increases your strengths. Forgive those who hurt you; compassion is the offspring of blessings. Love those who hate you; love is the offspring of great blessings. Be grateful for whatever you have; much is made from little. Be grateful for the plenty you have; thankfulness makes room for more.

Criticism addressed to a person can only be of benefit if it was said in the right way and at the right time.

Criticism as a form of knowledge is capable of robbing literature not only of its own implicit and explicit ideology but of its ideas as well; it can dismiss the difficult, arduous work writers do to make an art that becomes and remains part of and significant within a human landscape.

Criticism is an act of love. We can never learn those people we love, but we can learn about them in such ways as to perceive more clearly that unfathomable, mysterious core that is the source of their beauty.

Criticism is like dissecting a dead frog," Caleb said when the book was published. "They're examining all the guts and shit and organs, when the thing that really matters, whatever it was that animated the body, has long since left. It does nothing for the art.

Criticism is the fuel by which the vehicle of success runs.

Criticism only acquires criticism in return. It is only with acceptance, that there is hope for receiving acceptance in return.

Criticisms and revolt do not solve a thing, what does, in actuality, not in theory, is awareness of the reality.

Critics are loud, but success is louder.