Quotes about Criticism

If the poet's description be criticized as not true to fact, one may urge perhaps that the object ought to be as described—an answer like that of Sophocles, who said that he drew men as they ought to be, and Euripides as they were.

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

A dismal universal hiss, the sound of public scorn.

The commendation of apparent friends is more dangerous than reproach.

When you play quarterback and the offense doesn't play well, a lot of that is because of the quarterback. You're going to receive the criticism.

People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.

How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment.

The system of Christian celebrity was not a good space for me, and it was brutal on my kids - my son in college was frequently confronted by people railing against me as a heretic.

Heckuva job, Brownie!

We live in a world where finding fault in others seems to be the favorite blood sport. It has long been the basis of political campaign strategy. It is the theme of much television programming across the world. It sells newspapers. Whenever we meet anyone, our first, almost unconscious reaction may be to look for imperfections.

TRUST AND THANKFULNESS WILL get you safely through this day. Trust protects you from worrying and obsessing. Thankfulness keeps you from criticizing and complaining: those "sister sins" that so easily entangle you.