“There has been abroad many times some criticism of our Government, of our people, and our ways, but that has demonstrated, I think, that when they are in real trouble and real difficulty over there, they turn to us as a nation that will be fair with them--one in whose judgment and in whose character they can rely; and that not withstanding differences that have seemed to exist, they are willing to abide by the faith that they have in us, and I think that is a very substantial accomplishment.” PeopleThinkingWayHas BeensRealCharacterGovernmentTurnsNationsDifferencesTroubleWillingPrideJudgmentFairsCriticismDifficultyAccomplishmentRelyPatriotismWithstanding Author:Calvin Coolidge
“There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy.” DifferencesCriticismResponsibleAimStrategyRefuseAcknowledgeHindsightGuessingSecond Guessing Author:George W. Bush
“One difference with the political writings, whether about feminism or class, is that the intent is to change how people think of a certain political reality; whereas with cultural criticism, the goal is to illuminate something that is already there.” PeopleThinkingWritingRealityPoliticalCertainGoalDifferencesClassFeminismCriticismPolitical Writing Author:Bell Hooks
“It's so important for people in political groups to learn the difference between productive criticism and not. When it's about something you can change, it's productive. But if it's just like "You are an evil person", you can't change that. There's no way around that.” PeopleIfsWayPersonsImportantPoliticalEvilDifferencesGroupsLike YouCriticismProductiveCan't ChangePolitical Groups Author:Kathleen Hanna
“To me, there's a huge difference between criticism and reviewing. I really love reading good criticism of television and film. To me, a critic is someone who analyzes a show, describes it, talks about the people in it, puts it in historical context of other shows like it, compares it and stuff, and then talks about the intent of the show and whether it failed or didn't.” PeopleShowsFilmReadingStuffDifferencesTelevisionHugeCriticismHistoricalCriticsCompareLove Of ReadingHistorical Context Author:Louis C. K.