Quotes About Criticism

After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.

I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.

Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest.

Indeed, 'The Second Plane' is such a weak, risible, and often objectionable volume that the reader finishes it convinced that Mr. Amis should stick to writing fiction and literary criticism, as he's thoroughly discredited himself with these essays as any sort of political or social commentator.

I think President Obama is weak, bored with the office, and an incompetent leader.

Most people know Serge Gainsbourg's 'Histoire de Melody Nelson' album, but what's interesting is that in the early '90s, he actually went into a dark, weird phase that French people don't really like. They consider his music from that time weak. But for me, it's the best.

I do not listen to criticism or flattery, one weakens you and the other angers you.

I don't mind if my performances get dissected and people criticise what I've done on the pitch. They can talk about my game 24/7 for all I care. And a lot of those opinions and criticisms may actually be right. So I don't mind that.

A player always comes on to the pitch to give their best, and I cannot be criticized for my commitment, only for my performances.

In Korea, if a player doesn't play well, you would never criticise him, but in European countries fans criticise their own teams; sometimes they boo them off the pitch.

When you pitch a half-baked idea it's so easy for someone to pick it apart and hate on it.

In the media, from the little bit that I have read... there's not a lot of pity. There are some people, usually older people who have been around or people who really know basketball. Other people in the media are usually like, 'Well, stop getting injured.' You know, like I can control it.

I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film.

Plane food is terrible.

I get a lot of mud slung at me, and yes, I do take planes, but I feel that's my life. My life is to travel and also to speak out about the horrors of an environment that is being abused at the hands of an irresponsible oil company.

I love going on IMDb message boards, and there are some hilarious things that go on there - the most negative people on the planet.

My music was called plastic, antiseptic, placid.

My parents keep telling me to be thick-skinned in the industry. They tell me how people will put you up on a high platform and then bring you down. They also tell me to not believe in the image created by the hype.

I had a coach when I was getting recruited say maybe you should play basketball at a Division III level, because you're not good enough to play football in college.

I have been playing football since I was eight so I know how to play football. But no-one can really prepare you for the mental side of things and having 40,000 fans saying you're not a good player or you don't belong.

You learn as a player not to listen to the criticism. Many of the people who put out that criticism might not be as accomplished, might not understand the game as well from the inside-out.

The chip comes from people saying I'm not good enough, or I can't score, or I'm not a real basketball player.

People can be critical about your game, but no one knows better than the player as to what he needs.

During the playoffs, some players have more second-guessing and outright doubt to deal with than others.