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Criticism Quotations Click  When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamourAnthony, Piers Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull argumentsAsimov, Isaac Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.Behan, Brendan When we criticise another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be criticalCarlson, Richard We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.Clark, Lord Kenneth MacKenzie Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.Covey, Steven Critics kind never mind! Critics flatter no matter! Critics blame all the same! Do your best damn the rest!Doyle, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan A man is a critic when he cannot be an artist, in the same way that a man becomes an informer when he cannot be a soldier.Flaubert, Gustave Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.Fosdick, Harry Emerson Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post how it feels about dogs. Hampton, Christopher James A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.Harris, Sidney J Pointed criticism, if accurate, often gives the artist an inner sense of relief. The criticism that damages is that which disparages, dismisses, ridicules, or condemnsHenley, William Ernest Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Then you'll be a mile away and he won't have any shoes.Hinck, Bob We all want our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so that we can't tolerate.James, William « Previous Page | Next Page » |
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