Jean Rostand Quotes

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

Jean Rostand

Quotes to Explore

Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the night going, 'Oh, I wish I had done that differently.'

Felicity Jones
- Up
- Done
- Night
I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- History
- Taken
- Judge
People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about it. Or we don't want them to exercise that power, if they were to have it.

Barbara Ehrenreich
- People
- Power
- Exercise
Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.

Rachel Cusk
- Writing
- Place
- Criticism
On one side, citizens have great respect for the United States; they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition and in the political arena I often find criticism of the closeness of relations with the United States. That is a reality.

Vicente Fox
- Great
- Political
- Reality
Every time you make a guess of what a judge is going to do... you're wrong, so I try to stay away from that.

Ted Olson
- Time
- You
- Judge