Critical Quotes
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The truth of the matter is that the people who succeed in the arts most often are the people who get up again after getting knocked down. Persistence is critical.
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The Columbia accident made us realize that we had been playing Russian roulette with the shuttle crews - that we had been very, very fortunate in the past that the foam did not cause critical damage.
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Critical thinking relies on content, because you can't navigate masses of information if you have nothing to navigate to.
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It sounds very simple, but the truth is most people don't give themselves the opportunity to do what they really want to do, because they feel trapped by their circumstances. But it's critical to trust your heart... it's personally taken me 20 years to get there myself.
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I think China is set up to surpass the US on the even more critical industry of green power.
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Be critical of these institutions that we love, whether they be our sports teams or the criminal justice system. Be critical of what the police department is doing about sexual assault. Be critical of why prosecutors are not prosecuting sexual assault.
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The critical reaction to 'Bloom' has been similar to 'Brick.' There are people on board with it and people who are not.
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All I am looking for is a fine combination of critical and commercial acclaim. Whether conventional or unconventional - does not matter.
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Being critical is not something I like to do. I like to appreciate and inspire.
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Everyone wants to be liked, so of course you want critical acclaim. After that, box office acclaim isn't bad. More than anything I think you have to try and make something you're proud of.
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I have done no wrong but the zealots are trying to attack me because I am so critical of them.
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Primary and especially secondary education is extremely important in preventing trafficking, it allows children to develop critical thinking skills to be able to defend themselves from traffickers and to have the skills that will enable them to have gainful employment to be able to support their families in other ways than being sexually exploited.
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Radical skepticism is no more critical than is credulity.
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I don't have to convince everybody in the room. I just need a critical mass of the people in the room.
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In the absence of wake-up calls, many of us never really confront the critical issues of life.
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American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate.
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You learn that existence is legible but that you have to have a critical mind if you're going to read it.
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There are two critical points in every aerial flight-its beginning and its end.
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You can’t look too far ahead. Do that and you’ll lose sight of what you’re doing and stumble. I’m not saying you should focus solely on the details right in front of you, mind you. You’ve got to look ahead a bit or else you’ll bump into something. You’ve got to conform to the proper order and at the same time keep an eye out for what’s ahead. That’s critical, no matter what you’re doing.
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I can be very critical on myself and on other people; I can be very demanding.
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To accept anything on trust, to preclude critical application and development, is a grievous sin.
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I do not believe in God. I'm an atheist. I consider myself a critical thinker, and it fascinates me that in the 21st century most people still believe in, as George Carlin puts it, 'the invisible man living in the sky'
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Cuvier had preceded Lamarck in specifying the kinds and degrees of variation, which his own observations and critical judgment of the reports of others led him to admit.
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There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand that the current ruling elite is actually the old ruling elite. So they are incapable of a self-critical approach to the past.
