“Sometimes people will find things that are wrong. Sometimes they will even find an approach that you took wrong. If you think you took the right approach, then you just absorb the criticism, but you don't change your mind.” PeopleIfsThinkingMindSometimesApproachCriticismDon't ChangeChanging Your Mind Author:Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Every time I get criticism from people, I learn from it and what to do the next time so there are fewer misconceptions. I'm continuing to be socialized as a woman, but also as a filmmaker.” PeopleNextCriticismFilmmakerFewerContinuingNext TimeMisconception Author:Anna Biller
“The asymmetries of power that have shaped relations between the West and the rest of the world also exist in the realm of literary criticism.” WorldCriticismRelationWestRealmsLiterary CriticismAsymmetry Author:Pankaj Mishra
“It is this capacity for relentless self-criticism that should be - everywhere - the true measure of intellectual freedom and cosmopolitanism, not the entrenched cultural power and self-congratulatory moral rhetoric of some people in countries long accustomed to telling other societies what to do and how to behave.” PeopleShouldLongSelfCountryMoralIntellectualCapacityCriticismBehaveRhetoricAccustomedRelentlessSelf CriticismIntellectual FreedomCosmopolitanism Author:Pankaj Mishra
“I think my criticism of the Pentecostal tradition that I heard with my sister's church was that it wasn't always audible. You couldn't quite figure out what was going on. And then, the people would very often do what they call speaking in tongues and I didn't know what they were saying. My father used to always say that if it can't be understood, then it's not the good news or not the gospel.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsUsedFatherChurchHeardFiguresNewsUnderstoodTraditionCriticismTongueMy SisterGood NewsPentecostalSpeaking In Tongues Author:David C. Driskell
“I got into television criticism because I thought it would be easier than film criticism. Film, you had to know 100 years of history, and TV you only had to know 40 when I started. And I thought, "Well, that's going to be so much easier." But film stayed pretty much the same. And television has changed so many times that my head hurts. So I made the wrong call there.” FilmHurtChangedCriticism Author:David Bianculli
“One movement that I find interesting - this is not a movement in poetry necessarily, but there's a movement on a lot of campuses now called eco - criticism. It's a body of theory based on how nature is treated in literary works. That sort of interests me.” InterestInterestingCriticism Author:Ted Kooser
“I don't necessarily "deal" with the criticism of others. I used to, but now I'm so confident in my walk with Christ that it simply no longer impacts me. I can't allow it to. I'm on a mission!” ChristCriticism Author:Kierra Kiki Sheard
“I'll let criticism spoil breakfast, but I don't let it affect my lunch.” CriticismSpoil Author:David LaChapelle
“The judges are fun because they bring different personalities. And it's also really exciting to work really hard all week and then have them either give really good praise or to give constructive criticism.” GivingDifferentFunWeekJudgingPersonalityCriticismExcitingPraise Author:Lindsay Arnold
“Once you label me you negate me.” LifeInspirationalNamesCriticismMadnessLabelsStereotypeLabeling Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“The main thing in poetry criticism is that I have all these opinions, and I love having something to do with them. And I think it's important that people try not to be false. The ideal would be that everybody says everything in print. I don't know that it's that I'm not afraid.” PeopleThinkingTryingImportantOpinionCriticismPrintNot Afraid Author:Dan Chiasson
“As a top manager, you have to not just reward truth-telling, you've got to beg for it, and you've got to demand that everyone around you gives you constructive criticism, constantly. You've got to get out of the bubble, so that you can get direct feedback from everybody who's being affected.” GivingDirectCriticismBubblesFeedback Author:Robert Reich
“There was certainly merit to the criticism that the deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein had about how James Comey handled the Hillary Clinton investigation. And I don't think Director Comey ever adequately explained why he treated the Clinton investigation one way and the Trump investigation another.” ThinkingCriticismClintonAttorney Author:Adam Schiff
“If possible, to be in a position to announce who is going to step in as the interim immediately. And if possible, to announce who you're going to nominate to replace that person. For that to be somebody of impeccable integrity and reputation disarms a lot of the worst criticism that it's some kind of a power play. It's a professional approach to replacing a senior official, which is always going to get a lot of attention.” KindAttentionWorstIntegrityCriticismReputationSenior Author:Robert M. Gates
“Most people believe a new idea must be fully baked and ready-for-primetime. That is like saying a newborn child should have a college degree and be self-sustaining on day one. Like children, new ideas need to be nurtured, shaped, and protected. People often hold back ideas since they are not ready to defend sharp criticism. Companies that celebrate "creative sparks" and reserve judgment while ideas mature are the ones that enjoy significantly more creativity and innovation.” PeopleBelieveChildrenEnjoyCreativityCreativeCollegeJudgmentCriticismInnovationCelebrateMatureNot ReadyNewbornCollege Degree Author:Josh Linkner
“Was any criticism of Obama permitted? It was not. We can't criticize the president of the United States. Why? Because he's African-American. And any criticism is said to be racist. And so we have more racists in America today than we've ever had by definition of criticizing the president.” TodayPresidentCriticismRacistCriticize Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think that female musicians are constantly fighting an uphill battle in general. Even when I'm not writing heartbreak songs... the fact that songwriting is so difficult and music criticism has become so content driven means that sometimes critics can go for the easy descriptors rather than an in-depth analysis.” ThinkingWritingMeanSometimesSongFightingEasyDifficultBattleMusicianFemaleCriticismCriticsDrivenSongwriting Author:Marissa Nadler
“Look at who Trump is going out... Look at who one of his constituency groups is: white working people. Now, you might think that they work in major corporations, but these are not highly paid, wealthy people. They are the people Trump is championing. Those are the jobs that Trump is trying to save or bring back into the country, no matter who employs them. I would really guard against falling prey to any liberal criticism of conservatives and Republicans here because it's rote and it's been made for decades.” PeopleThinkingTryingCountryFallRepublicanCriticismWealthy Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The majority of Russians considered Pussy Riot's stunt to be an act of religious hatred, rather than criticism against the close ties between the President and the Patriarch. So yes, in many ways their message was lost in all the noise. On the other hand, Pussy Riot chose a format that would make sure they would be heard. A silent protest would have failed, or perhaps even led to harsh punishment without much interest from the world around. So they chose a form that would be noticed. Who can blame them for that?” WorldPresidentInterestReligiousCriticismHatredBlameSilentProtestHarshRiot Author:Moddi
“When I was younger, I wanted to guard myself against criticism, so I did so much more work than was needed. Now, though, it's sometimes better to understand something intuitively than have to dig your way into a character.” SometimesCharacterCriticism Author:Mackenzie Davis
“I don't try to think about how I can satisfy those who would criticize me, or plot and plan to work in ways that will not get criticism. I tend to follow what I really believe. If I believe in something strongly and I act on it, then whatever comes with that territory comes.” ThinkingTryingBelieveI BelieveCriticismCriticize Author:Maxine Waters
“One of Donald Trump's criticisms of President Barack Obama and of Hillary Clinton was that they seemed reluctant to use the words radical Islam. It was not just semantics. Trump said it's important to name the enemy idea and then attack it. Consider the Cold War. The U.S. and its allies waged a kind of propaganda war against the communist idea using radio broadcasts and other tools. Trump has said he'd do the same against Islamic extremism.” KindImportantWarPresidentEnemyColdCriticismClintonIslamRadicalBarackPropagandaIslamicCommunistCold WarExtremismPresident Barack Obama Author:Tom Gjelten
“Criticism on my works is like this: you've worked hard all of your life, you went to Oxford, and you've done this and that, and you're an art critic. Your job is to unravel the "secret" or whatever, and you come across an entity like me. It's going to piss you off. Because there's no great secret, what you see is what you get, and anyone can understand what I'm doing. So, it's almost like I make this critic-person redundant, just by my attitude, and they resent me for that.” ArtDoneSecretAttitudeCriticismCriticsResentMy AttitudeRedundant Author:Tracey Emin
“The media are used to being able to control the agenda of both their friends and their enemies, their buddies and their opponents, and Trump doesn't play by their rules because Trump is not afraid of them. And Trump knows that he doesn't need them. That's the big equalizer. Unlike most Republicans who think they can't get anywhere without at least some favorable treatment in the media or at least less criticism from the media, Trump doesn't need the media. He's got his Twitter account and he's got his rallies.” ThinkingEnemyRepublicanCriticismNot AfraidBuddy Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I did get tired of hearing that criticism years ago. That is not a compliment. Being labeled a "beach read" is a put-down. So, I did deliberately set out to write a book, Camino Island, that would be very entertaining and compulsively readable and we published it on June 6 in time for summer vacation, hoping that people would buy it and take it to the beach.” PeopleWritingBookSummerCriticismTiredBeachComplimentVacation Author:John Grisham
“Women speak an average 18,000 more words a day than men do. And there may be a genetic reason, it may be neurologically. Not that there's anything wrong with it. See, this is the thing. When you make the observation that women talk 18,000 more words a day than men, it's immediately taken as a criticism because it implies inequality. It implies that there's something wrong with women.” MenReasonSpeakTakenCriticismObservationInequality Author:Rush Limbaugh
“It is important to know that criticism is a natural part of life and speaking out, and to know that a certain amount of the criticism you receive may have nothing to do with you, your argument, or the way you are articulating yourself. Some criticism online and in the physical world is neither constructive, nor balanced or intelligent. Some of it is abuse.” WorldImportantNaturalArgumentCriticismAbuseIntelligentOnlineSpeaking Out Author:Tara Moss
“I've been criticized because I've had the temerity to speak out and done a couple of interviews since I left office. I don't find anything surprising about that. I don't say - I've been careful not to get personal in terms of my criticisms for my comment, but I think the issues are simply too important for the future of the nation for us to operate as though those of us who disagree somehow shouldn't speak out and be heard. I think we need to be heard.” ThinkingImportantDoneSpeakTermCoupleOfficeCriticismCarefulCommentDisagree Author:Dick Cheney
“I think there's - the assumption seems to predominate on the other side that the reason there's been problems in the world is because of U.S. activity, U.S. conduct. We're the bad guys.We're the ones that lead people to become terrorists. We're the ones that generate the kind of criticism that has given al Qaeda an excuse to come attack the United States.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindReasonProblemGuyCriticismExcuseTerroristAssumptionAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“My main qualm about TV criticism has been when people review TV the way they review movies. They watch the pilot, and write a definitive review of the show. The obvious analogy is that you don't read the first eight pages of a book and then talk about whether the book works or not. People want so desperately in this day and age to declare something thumbs-up or thumbs-down that they declare it immediately.” PeopleWritingBookAgeCriticismObviousThis Day Author:Michael Schur
“Opening things up not closing them off is my job. I'm doing that for my reader. You know, Bob Gottlieb always says, "Criticism is a service industry." I take that very seriously. I do the research so I can tell you interesting things. It's not condescending, it's educational.” InterestingCriticismEducationalCondescending Author:Daniel Mendelsohn
“The struggle is part of the creative process, and it's very enjoyable to have the struggle. Without the struggle, there would be no joy in creativity. The one thing that is not enjoyable is if you get attached to the outcome. And if you're constantly looking for approval and you are not immune to criticism, then you are in trouble, and you will continue to be struggling and never find the creative impulse.” JoyCreativityStruggleCreativeTroubleCriticismImpulseCreative ProcessEnjoyable Author:Deepak Chopra
“You're writing for some version of yourself. You're writing the kinds of things that you like to read or wanted to read at a certain point. So, primarily for most of my career, I've written the kind of criticism that fascinates me. The things I discovered the things that get me going, that I'm excited about.” WritingKindCriticismExcited Author:Gary Giddins
“One of the things I always underscore when I teach criticism is that young critics, or would be critics, frequently have this illusion that if they write about music they're somehow part of music, or if they write about movies they're part of movies, or of they write about theater they're part of theater, or write about literature. Writing is a part of literature, we belong the species of literature. If you add all the music reviews together that have ever been written, they don't create two notes of music.” WritingTogetherLiteratureTeachIllusionCriticismCritics Author:Gary Giddins
“When I teach criticism, the first thing I say, and this sometimes pisses off younger - I mean, students, is that, opinions are the least part of criticism. We've all had the experience of going with a friend to a movie or a concert and you leave the theater and one of you loved it and one of you hated it, and that doesn't mean that one of you is an idiot. That's the way things work.” MeanSometimesOpinionTeachStudentsCriticismIdiotHated Author:Gary Giddins
“Criticism ultimately at some degree is about the writer and not the subject. It's very easy if everybody else says, "He's a genius," to echo that, but then you're not functioning as a critic or as a writer in any meaningful way. You've got to take the risk of being wrong.” EasyRiskGeniusCriticismCriticsMeaningfulBeing Wrong Author:Gary Giddins
“Even my colleagues don't read classic criticism. And my feeling is that if you don't do that then you're not really practicing your craft. That's how you learn how to do it. You don't learn how to write about jazz just from listening to jazz. You learn how to write by reading the great writers and how they worked, the great music critics.” WritingFeelingsReadingListeningCriticismJazzCriticsClassicGreat MusicGreat Writers Author:Gary Giddins
“I don't think Vladimir Putin goes to the theater enough to even deign to think there was any criticism intended. We were invited by Moscow. Maybe they wanted a particular production of Julius Caesar in order to remind Putin that he was vulnerable, but that wasn't our intention.” ThinkingEnoughCriticismIntentionVulnerableJulius Author:Gregory Doran
“In those places of doubt and even darkness I've realized that who I am has nothing to do with wins or losses, applause, or negative criticism. It has to do with whose I am.” WinningLossDarknessDoubtNegativeCriticism Author:Tim Tebow
“Remember, folks, every one of these Republicans in Senate sees the world through the eyes of the left. Every one of these Washington people. They don't see it through the prism of their own principles and beliefs. They see the world through the eyes of the left. They see the media criticism that will be forthcoming. They see the newspaper headlines. They see what's gonna be said about them on CNN and New York Times. That's what they see. That's their world.” PeopleWorldEyeRememberBeliefRepublicanCriticism Author:Rush Limbaugh
“It took me getting to my 50s before I could say "Whatever!" about other people's criticism, especially when it's not true.” Criticism Author:Sally Field
“That's something you can't get off the wires in New York is people providing intelligent coverage of what your theater company in Podunk is up to. Many of the people who write what we call amateur criticism are professionals in anything other than name and receiving a paycheck. Very often, they know more than the professional critic who might be writing for their local newspaper. So, really, I'm all for it. It's changing the playing field, it's shaking things up, it's going to make the critical environment a healthier environment.” PeopleWritingEnvironmentCriticismIntelligentCriticsWireShaking Author:Terry Teachout
“I'm especially interested in what I call practitioner criticism, which is when people who practice an art form start writing about it on blogs. I think that's an immensely important development. I want to see much, much more of that. People who make music who are verbally articulate. And not all musicians are verbally articulate. But those who are should be encouraged to write about what they do and their perception of what other people do. It makes the discourse smarter.” PeopleThinkingWritingArtImportantPerceptionMusicianCriticismBe Encouraged Author:Terry Teachout
“There will be this mix of people like me who write for major national newspapers and amateur critics, practitioner critics, whose primary way of distributing what they talk about is through blogs and on the web. The line between professional and amateur criticism will become increasingly blurred. The problem here is that if you want to do this for a living, you have to be able to earn a living doing it.” PeopleWritingProblemCriticismCritics Author:Terry Teachout
“Virgil Thomson, the great classical music critic, who was also a composer, but said that criticism was the only antidote he knew to pay publicity. Critics at their best are independent voices people take seriously their responsibility to see as many things as they can see, put them in the widest possible perspective, educate their readers, I really do think of myself as a teacher. Newspapers that don't carry arts criticism at all while not fulfill this function. And probably their arts journalism will be deprived as a result.” PeopleThinkingArtResponsibilityTeacherPerspectiveCriticismIndependentCriticsJournalismEducateComposerClassical Music Author:Terry Teachout
“Your regional newspaper, and I like to use this example, in your local museum buys a Picasso, that's news especially if they've spent $10 million for it. But if you don't have a credit on your staff then you don't have anybody who's confident to say whether or not it was a good Picasso, might even be aware of the fact that there are bad Picassos. Arts journalists who don't have the experience of criticism, the skill of criticism, don't think in terms of critical evaluation are not going to be as good a journalist as they might be.” ThinkingArtTermCriticismJournalist Author:Terry Teachout
“We are neither a regional power nor are the Balkans our sphere of influence. These are self-confident countries. We should be particularly thankful to Macedonia, a country that has taken on a very difficult task without profiting from it. Quite to the contrary: Instead of praise, there was criticism from the international media. The reason for our decision was that we were being massively overstretched - we had to stop the influx. Whether that also had a positive impact in Germany, that judgment must be made there.” CountryReasonDifficultDecisionTakenInfluenceJudgmentCriticismPraisePositive Impact Author:Sebastian Kurz
“I think there were two criticisms you can make of Donald Trump`s involvement in the Health Care Bill. First of all, there were times when he wasn`t being helpful. Secondly, there were times when he was trying to be helpful. I`m not sure which one did more damage.” ThinkingTryingCareCriticismHealth CareNot SureHelpfulInvolvement Author:Barney Frank
“There was a criticism that stuck with me a little bit, which is that somebody said that I was jumping on a bandwagon by talking about sexuality. Obviously that's not a massive takedown, but I found that personally quite offensive because it's something that I've been living with and dealing with my whole life, and just because I decided to speak about it now is not me jumping on a bandwagon; it's a reflection of how I feel within this industry and how I've grown in the past five years.” PastSpeakReflectionCriticismSexualityWhole LifeStuckOffensive Author:Marika Hackman