“What is a modern poet's fate? / To write his thoughts upon a slate; / The critic spits on what is done, / Gives it a wipe - and all is gone.” GivingWritingDoneGoneFateModernPoetCriticsWipeSpitSlate Author:Thomas Hood
“It is my belief that there is a tendency among the so-called 'modern' or 'hip' jazz musicians to consider styles other that their own, 'corny', and it is my contention that in actuality it is these musicians who are producing that which in future years perceptive critics will deem 'corny'.” YearsBeliefModernStyleMusicianJazzCriticsTendenciesHipsCornyJazz MusicContentionActualityJazz Musician Author:Don Ellis
“Modern critics, who refuse to let a plain thing alone, have now started a theory that Cervantes's work is a vast piece of "symbolism." If so, Cervantes didn't know it himself and nobody thought of it for three hundred years. He meant it as a satire upon the silly romances of chivalry.” IfsKnowsYearsRomanceThreePiecesModernTheoryHundredCriticsRefuseSillySatireSymbolismChivalry Book:Leacock on Life Source: Leacock on Life
“The most distinguished advocate and the most distinguished critic of modern captialism were in agreement on one essential point: the job makes the person. Adam Smith and Karl Marx both recognized the extent to which people's attitudes and behaviors take shape out of the experiences they have in their work.” PeoplePersonsJobsAttitudeModernShapesEssentialsBehaviorCriticsAgreementAdamDistinguished Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“A theme that appears repeatedly in the writings of the social critics of the second half of the 20th century is the sense of purposelessness that afflicts many people in modern society.” PeopleWritingSocialHalfModernCenturyCriticsTheme20th CenturyModern SocietyPurposelessness Book:The Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future Source: The Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future
“I have heard the critics. What they are spewing are lies, nothing more. My defense policy calls for an efficient and strong military for our country. We live in dangerous times, but we must remember that we have to defend the United States against dangerous and modern threats. The Cold War is ending. Defense hawks like Senator Nunn need to understand this.” NeedsWarCountryStatesRememberLyingStrongUnitedUnited StatesHeardModernMilitaryDangerousPolicyColdThreatCriticsDefenseOur CountryEfficientSenatorsCold WarHawks Author:Mario Cuomo
“There will be a competition among critics for the best Paris Hilton insult. Here's my first: Her attention span is so short that she can't even maintain her concentration while running away from a psycho... Maybe the ultimate insult is that she makes her co-star Elisha Cuthbert seem, by comparison, the sexiest and most interesting actress in modern cinema.” FirstsSeemsRunningStarsInterestingAttentionModernUltimateCompetitionCriticsActressesCinemaParisInsultComparisonConcentrationRunning AwayMost InterestingPsychoAttention SpanSexiest Author:David Edelstein