“When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after the works of the author who has written them, and by that means discover what it is he likes in a composition.” MeanWrittenCriticismLikesComposition Book:The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison Source: The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison
“There is critical mass with high-speed Internet connections, so video is a good user experience. And that means there can be critical mass for advertisers.” MeanInternetMassCriticismConnectionsCriticalSpeedVideoUsersAdvertisersHigh SpeedUser ExperienceCritical MassInternet Connection Author:Jim C. Walton
“Hurray for criticism, if it means that an artist's voice is heard. Let the wise artist invite criticism and survive it when it comes.” IfsMeanArtistVoiceWiseHeardCriticismInvites Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“Read as little as possible of literary criticism - such things are either partisan opinions, which have become petrified and meaningless, hardened and empty of life, or else they are just clever word-games, in which one view wins today, and tomorrow the opposite view. Works of art are of an infinite solitude, and no means of approach is so useless as criticism.” MeanLittlesArtTodayGamesWinningViewsOpinionTomorrowSolitudeApproachCriticismEmptyOppositesInfiniteCleverUselessWorks Of ArtMeaninglessPartisansHardenedLiterary CriticismToday And Tomorrow Author:Rainer Maria Rilke
“In the hyper-sensitised reality of the region in which any criticism of Israel is swiftly and often unfairly branded as anti-Semitic, it can become counterproductive to inflame rather than explain and this means to hear the narratives of both sides, to articulate the suffering on both sides, not just the Palestinians.” MeanRealitySufferingSidesCriticismIsraelNarrativeRegionsPalestinianBoth SidesHyperBrandedCounterproductiveAnti Semitic Author:Jane Fonda
“For me, there is only one means of ensuring that I do not lose respect for myself: constant criticism.” MeanLosesCriticismConstantConstant Criticism Author:Christian Morgenstern
“In my work, you get used to criticisms. Of course you do, because there are a lot of people trying to get you down, but I always cheer up immensely if one is particularly wounding because I think well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left. That is why my father always taught me: never worry about anyone who attacks you personally; it means their arguments carry no weight and they know it.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsTryingWellsMeanPoliticalUsedCoursesFatherLeftWorryTaughtArgumentCriticismWeightCheerCheer UpPolitical Arguments Author:Margaret Thatcher
“We are Wikipedians. This means that we should be: kind, thoughtful, passionate about getting it right, open, tolerant of different viewpoints, open to criticism, bold about changing our policies and also cautious about changing our policies. We are not vindictive, childish, and we don't stoop to the level of our worst critics, no matter how much we may find them to be annoying.” ShouldKindMayMeanDifferentMatterLevelsWorstPolicyCriticismCriticsPassionateThoughtfulBe KindAnnoyingCautiousViewpointsStoopsVindictive Author:Jimmy Wales
“You find very few critics who approach their job with a combination of information and enthusiasm and humility that makes for a good critic. But there is nothing wrong with critics as long as people don't pay any attention to them. I mean, nobody wants to put them out of a job and a good critic is not necessarily a dead critic. It's just that people take what a critic says as a fact rather than an opinion, and you have to know whether the opinion of the critic is informed or uninformed, intelligent of stupid -- but most people don't take the trouble.” PeopleKnowsWantMeanLongFactsJobsPayAttentionOpinionTroubleStupidInformationHumilityApproachCriticismIntelligentCriticsEnthusiasmCombinationUninformed Book:Conversations with Edward Albee Source: Conversations with Edward Albee