Criticism quotes
Welcome to the Criticism quotes page! Here, you will find a collection of insightful and thought-provoking quotes on the topic of criticism. Whether it is receiving or giving constructive feedback, the art of criticism is an essential part of personal growth and the development of society as a whole.
Criticism plays a vital role in challenging our perspectives, pushing us to reflect upon our actions, thoughts, and beliefs. It allows us to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. The quotes on this page will inspire you to embrace criticism with an open mind, seeing it as an opportunity for growth rather than an attack on your character.
Criticism, when approached with humility and a willingness to learn, enables us to become better versions of ourselves. It encourages us to question our assumptions, improve our skills, and refine our ideas. The quotes shared here will remind you of the power of constructive critique and how it can lead to personal and professional advancement.
So whether you are seeking motivation to handle criticism gracefully or looking for insights on how to provide constructive feedback, this collection of quotes will provide you with profound wisdom and guidance. Explore the quotes, absorb their wisdom, and let them inspire you to embrace the valuable lessons that criticism brings.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistEver morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, "Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorCriticism is, for me, like essay writing, a wonderful way of relaxation; it doesn't require a heightened and mediated voice, like prose fiction, but rather a calm, rational, even conversational voice.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterTo arrange a library is to practice in a quiet and modest way the art of criticism.
Glenn Reynolds
— Law professorI can think of no better reason to vote against Obama than the prospect of an administration where any criticism of the President is treated as racism.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsThe complaint about modern steel furniture, modern glass houses, modern red bars and modern streamlined trains and cars is that all these objets modernize, while adequate and amusing in themselves, tend to make the people who use them look dated. It is an honest criticism. The human race has done nothing much about changing its own appearance to conform to the form and texture of its appurtenances.
Peter Gay
— Noted Cultural HistorianSince God is silent, man is his own master; he must live in a disenchanted world, submit everything to criticism, and make his own way.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorThe bad reviews get to me, believe me.
Timothy Leary
— American psychologist and authorCritics have told me I've ruined the lives of 50 million young people. I can't be certain of this, since only about 10 million have ever come back to thank me.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostPop culture hales you and wants you to fail.
Neil Patrick Harris
— American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television hostI don't care about my "impact" - I only care about the theater as an art form and criticism as an act of writing.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerI just had some of the same journalists that panned Electric Circus at the time, they just listened to Universal Mind Control and they loved it. And then they went back to tell me that Electric Circus, if it came out at today, it would've had a different reception. One of them told me, "Hey, man. You need to bring it out again." And I said, "Hey, it's cool. It is what it is."
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorWhen people direct insults at me, I can take it.
Alessia Cara
— Canadian singer-songwriterI always get criticized for my clothing because I like wearing jeans and T-shirts. There's nothing wrong with dressing sexy. It's just I don't want to be anything that I'm not. I'm not here to be a fashion icon. I am here to make songs.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistShe dumb.” I sigh. “But she ain’t stupid.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorCritics sometimes appear to be addressing themselves to works other than those I remember writing.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterIt's a shame that we have to choose between two such second-rate countries as the USSR and the USA.
Glenn Reynolds
— Law professorLet's be honest: Kerry has no idea what it is to be even a middle-class white in this country.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorThere's a passion about this because people take it very close to their hearts and they have grown up with James Bond - and so have I. But I was being criticized before I had presented anything, so it was name calling.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorAnytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorWhen people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in life.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterIn the critic's vocabulary, the word "precursor" is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemic or rivalry. The fact is that every writer creates his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future." -- Essay: "Kafka and his Precursors
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorThe character I play has all these revolutionary ideas. I think the classic thing is that majority people who are criticising it probably have never read the books, and need to. And I'm sure that the Catholic Church, which is being directed as you know, can handle it.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorI hear what people say, I read all the reviews, all the blogs, and I am always curious to hear it, because you can't always listen to the good press, you have to hear the bad press, too.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterAny time something is written against me, I not only share the sentiment but feel I could do the job far better myself. Perhaps I should advise would-be enemies to send me their grievances beforehand, with full assurance that they will receive my every aid and support. I have even secretly longed to write, under a pen name, a merciless tirade against myself.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorI started the film [Hostel Part II]with the girls in an art class and there's a nude male model. People think that women are objectified, well here you go! Here's a man being objectivized but now it's under the guise of art.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterPersonally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesthetic emotions they offer me, and I ignore the commentaries and criticism.