Quotes About Criticism

On the road halfway between faith and criticism stands the inn of reason. Reason is faith in what can be understood without faith, but it's still a faith, since to understand presupposes that there's something understandable.

Nadie tiene derecho a condenar mi alma porque me gusten los toros

Cada vez que te sientas inclinado a criticar a alguien- me dijo- ten presente que no todo el mundo ha tenido tus ventajas.

Your criticism sounds to me as if you have read too many critical books and are too smart in an artificial, destructive, and very limited way.

In short, I am amenable to criticism, but only within the sphere of what I am trying to do; I will not pretend to do otherwise.

I don't believe in classes where students criticize each other's manuscripts. Such criticism is generally composed in equal parts of ignorance, flattery, and spite. It's the blind leading the blind, and it can be dangerous. A teacher who tries to impose a way of writing on you can be dangerous, too.

Any criticism at all which depresses you to the extent that you feel you cannot ever write anything worth anything is from the Devil and to subject yourself to it is for you an occasion of sin. In you the talent is there and you are expected to use it. Whether the work itself is completely successful, or whether you ever get any worldly success out of it, is a matter of no concern to you. It is like the Japanese swordsmen who are indifferent to getting slain in the duel.

I feel waves of hatred against the stupidity of my era suffocating me. Shit is rising into my mouth , as with a strangulated hernia

I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say.

You're always going to have fans, and you're always going to have people that hate you. The people around me, they know who I am, and that's really all I care about.

I think, as an actress, people get on your case if you do the same thing over and over again. But if you get too far away from that, people don't like that, either.

I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist.

The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?'

Getting a moral lecture from the fashion industry is like Jeffrey Dahmer criticising your diet.

In almost any country, probably in Russia in particular, it's fashionable to criticise people in power. If you come out in support of someone like me, you're going to be accused of trying to ingratiate yourself.

I know the fastest way for me to get acclaim is to criticize the league. I can do that tomorrow. I come out and criticize the league, and they're all going to be writing stories about how edgy I am. The problem comes in, what happens if you feel the other way?

To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

The more women grow economically, there will be more allegations against them. If they don't grow, if they are quiet, nobody is going to find fault with them.

A coach's life is that, when you win, it is easy, and when you lose, you're no good; it's all your fault.

In Austria, everything is my fault when we lose. Whatever I do it's not enough.

I may have got a little carried away and many critics found fault with some aspects of the film, but as a coming of age film of a character, 'Vaaranam Ayiram' worked with the audience.

I know what it means to play for a big club. Big clubs, it's like that: if you win, everything is good. If you lose, it's your fault, especially defenders and goalkeepers.

The more famous you become, the less people will tell you your faults.