“The history of art is filled with people who did not live long enough to enjoy a sympathetic public, and their misery argues that criticism should try to speed justice.” PeopleShouldTryingLongArtEnoughEnjoyJusticeArt IsCriticismFilledMiseryPhotographerSpeedArguingSympathetic Book:Beauty in photography: essays in defense of traditional values Source: Beauty in photography: essays in defense of traditional values
“I appreciate good criticism and I think it's really important. I don't like it when it's consumer advocacy, like how you should spend your $60. Great criticism is a kind of literature. I've written some criticism, and I really enjoy it because I think it's important for people to know that theatre is vital. Criticism is really unevenly distributed in this town. Obviously the power of the Times is discouraging. It's killing new plays, demolishing one after another.” PeopleThinkingKnowsShouldKindImportantPlayLiteratureEnjoyWrittenAppreciateCriticismTownsKillingTheatreConsumersDiscouragingAdvocacy Author:Adam Rapp
“I don't mind people putting us down, because if everybody really liked us, it would be a bore. You've got to have people putting you down. It doesn't give any edge to it if everybody just falls flat on their face saying, "You're great." We enjoy some of the criticisms as well, they're quite funny; some of the clever criticisms, not the ones that don't know anything, but some of the clever ones are quite fun.” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingMindWellsWould BeFacesFallFunEnjoyMusicMusic IsCriticismEdgesCleverFlatsBoresBores You Author:John Lennon
“I don't mind critics. I mean, I wrote for Rolling Stone for a hot minute. I like criticism. I enjoy criticism. The thing I don't like is cruelty for cruelty's sake. You don't have to be a jerk to say something negative. You can say something in the negative sense and have class.” MindMeanEnjoyClassMinutesNegativeStonesCriticismHotCriticsSakeCrueltyRollingJerkRolling Stones Author:Patrick Stump
“A lot of coaching is about results and if you don't get the right results, you're going to get criticism, but if all things are going well then you can enjoy yourself.” IfsWellsEnjoyResultsAll ThingsCriticismCoachingEnjoy Yourself Author:Warren Gatland