Quotes About Criticism

Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?

It's an odd state to be in, blowing the whistle on your home country.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

He who freely praises what he means to purchase, and he who enumerates the faults of what he means to sell, may set up a partnership with honesty.

People hate to see their vices depicted, but vice is terrible and it should be depicted.

If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.

To take those fools in clerical garb seriously is to show them too much honor.

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.

One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.

Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.

Judge [Samuel] Alito should see criticism as a badge of honor worn by many past and present members of the Court.

Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.

We cannot hope to win the ideological battle against Islam without criticism of Islam, it is essential that we continue to criticize Islam.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

I hope that each one of us will be a better husband or wife, kinder to one another, more thoughtful, more restrained in criticism, and more generous with compliments.

I've gotten letters, but mostly from Bible-belt types who say, you must be Satan! They come right out and call me Satan and hope that I'm damned to hell.

Anytime that another artist or a critic that is well-respected says something nice about you, you're always thankful and hope that you can live up to that.

It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.

Anyone who tries to improve the lives of animals invariably comes in for criticism from those who believe such efforts are misplaced in a world of suffering humanity.

Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.

When your about to criticize someone walk a mile in thier shoes, that way when you criticize them you're a mile away from them and you have their shoes

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

All you god damn dirty Catholics can cath-o-lick my balls.

Wearing that? Wouldn't you fancy a shapeless cardigan instead? You rock a shapeless cardigan, honey.