Criticism Quotes
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Criticism doesn't worry me.
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The two main ideas that run through all of my writing, whether it be literary criticism or political polemic are these: I am strong in favor of liberty and I hate fraud.
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Comprehension, inventiveness, direction, and criticism: intelligence is contained in these four words.
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Enlightenment values of individual freedom are manifested best in individual acts of criticism and defiance.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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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.
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Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
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I've never really understood the criticism that climbing is inherently selfish, since it could equally be argued about virtually any other hobby or sport. Is gardening selfish?
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The most destructive criticism is indifference.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent.
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A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.
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For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character.
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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As a senator from the only true swing district in the Texas Senate, I've been targeted by the GOP for my outspoken criticism of their extremist attacks on public education and voting rights, to name just two examples.
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Criticism always seemed to me a lot like police work. You look for clues, fingerprints, motives. You need to construct an airtight case.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering; to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism; they go through many worldly trials. Some of them have even become martyrs for our sake. But they have done all this with a smile and with gratitude to God. Hence sacrifice is a great virtue.
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You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.
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Women as mothers grapple with corresponding contradictions. The adoration they feel for their grown daughters, mixed with the sense of responsibility for their well-being, can be overwhelming, matched only by the hurt they feel when their attempts to help or just stay connected are rebuffed or even excoriated as criticism or devilish interference.
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I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.
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Most small business owners are not particularly sophisticated business people. That's not a criticism; they're passionate about cutting hair or cooking food, and that's why they got in the business, not because they have an MBA.
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There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds.
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I used to be affected by criticism thrown at me, and I would get really down. But I got to a point where I just decided to go for it, no matter what negativity is around you.
