(1787 quotes found)
“It is easier to be critical than correct.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“One mustn't criticize other people on grounds where he can't stand perpendicular himself”
Mark Twain
“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing”
Aristotle
“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Just let me go, we have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.”
Ani Difranco
“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.”
Frank A. Clark
“In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving”
William Arthur Ward
“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
John Wooden
“I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going”
George Bernard Shaw