Criticism Quotes
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This situation, where men rally to the defense of a doctrine they are unable to define scientifically, much less demonstrate with scientific rigor, attempting to maintain its credit with the public by the suppression of criticism and the elimination of difficulties, is abnormal and undesirable in science.
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I'm tired of being hunted all over. I can't go anywhere without criticism.
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I will not talk about people a thousand miles off, but come as near home as I can. As the time is short, I will leave out all the flattery, and retain all the criticism. Let us consider the way in which we spend our lives.
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Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.
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Criticism, whatever may be its pretensions, never does more than to define the impression which is made upon it at a certain moment by a work wherein the writer himself noted the impression of the world which he received at a certain hour.
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Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.
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Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.
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Until both employers' and workers' groups assume responsibility for chastising their own recalcitrant children, they can vainly bay the moon about "ignorant" and "unfair" public criticism. Moreover, their failure to impose voluntarily upon their own groups codes of decency and honor will result in more and more necessity for government control.
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It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.
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How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.
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Find the grain of truth in criticism-chew it and swallow it.
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Literature is a human apocalypse, man's revelation to man, and criticism is not a body of adjudications, but the awareness of that revelation, the last judgement of mankind.
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Valid criticism is something that we are open for, and we take it in the spirit in which it is given and try to improve ourselves.
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Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck on the bottom of the sea of criticism.
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Long ago, I made up my mind that when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit. (14 January 1942)
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There's always loose points that people bring up, which is great, and I think that's why you read criticism is because you want to see what worked and what didn't work, and certainly you have to filter it because there's a lot of people who just love to troll.
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I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn.
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William Dean Howells applauded, and was full of praises and endorsement, which was wise in him and judicious. If he had manifested a different spirit I would have thrown him out of the window. I like criticism, but it must be my way.
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What you get at the BMI Workshop is the rarest commodity in New York City: Friendly criticism; people who genuinely root for you; and a chance to rewrite your work, try it again, and hone your craft.
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I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism.
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...smoking is just a habit. 'Tolstoy', she said, mentioning someone I hadn't met, 'says that just as much pleasure can be got from twirling the fingers'. My impulse was to tell her Tolstoy was off his onion, but I choked down the heated words. For all I know, the man might be a bosom pal of hers and she might resent criticism of him, however justified.
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Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province.
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I think Google has got lots of great people who are really committed to doing good things for the world, and I think there are a lot of people who realize that. But, as we've been successful and we have a lot of responsibility on us to do this mission, we do take a lot of criticism, some of it well founded.
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If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
