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“In our democratic culture people often think it is threatening to judge another person's taste. Some are even offended by the suggestion that there is a difference between good and bad taste, or that it matters what you look at or read or listen to.”

People Thinking Looks Persons Matter Culture Differences Judging Taste Democratic Suggestions Threatening Offended Good And Bad Bad Taste

Author:Roger Scruton

“A man's penmanship is an unfailing index of his character, moral and mental, and a criterion by which to judge his peculiarities of taste and sentiments.”

Men Character Moral Judging Taste Sentiments Criteria Penmanship

Author:Bill Vaughan

“Judges of elegance and taste consider themselves as benefactors to the human race, whilst they are really only the interrupters of their pleasure ... There is no taste which deserves the epithet good, unless it be the taste for such employments which, to the pleasure actually produced by them, conjoin some contingent or future utility: there is no taste which deserves to be characterized as bad, unless it be a taste for some occupation which has mischievous tendency.”

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Book:The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the Superintendence of His Executor, John Bowring ...

Source: The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the Superintendence of His Executor, John Bowring ...

“For the judging of contemporary literature the only test is one's personal taste. If you much like a new book, you must call it literature even though you find no other soul to agree with you, and if you dislike a book you must declare that it is not literature though a million voices should shout you that you are wrong. The ultimate decision will be made by Time.”

Source: The March of Literature: From Confucius' Day to Our Own

“There are three distinct kind of judges upon all new authors or productions; the first are those who know no rules, but pronounce entirely from their natural taste and feelings; the second are those who know and judge by rules; and the third are those who know, but are above the rules. These last are those you should wish to satisfy. Next to them rate the natural judges; but ever despise those opinions that are formed by the rules.”

Knows Should Writing Firsts Kind Feelings Lasts Three Next Wish Natural Opinion Judging Taste Thirds Rate Productions Despise

Book:The critical opinions of Samuel Johnson

Source: The critical opinions of Samuel Johnson

“I have never cared very deeply about the actual taste of my work. Let its essential odor satisfy my mind and senses, and I am content. I rarely judge by the grosser test of actual gustation ... in cooking, to create a masterpiece for the nose alone - that is exquisite, that is Art!”

Mind Art Judging Taste Essentials Tests Cooking Senses Noses Masterpiece Exquisite Very Deep Odor

Author:Elinor Wylie

“Taste consists in the power of judging; genius in the power of executing.”

Judging Genius Taste Executing

Book:The Beauties of Blair: Consisting of Selections from His Works

Source: The Beauties of Blair: Consisting of Selections from His Works

“Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.”

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Book:A Philosophical Dictionary

Source: A Philosophical Dictionary

“Women are the best judges of anything we turn out. Their taste is very important. They are the theatergoers; they are the ones who drag the men in. If the women like it, to heck with the men.”

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Author:Walt Disney

“One of my favorite sketches, and a popular comedy formula, is to put someone with a mental handicap in some kind of unlikely situation. For example: The retarded gynecologist, the retarded Jesus, the retarded Osama Bin Laden. It works. It's funny. Inappropriate? I dunno. I feel like I'm a pretty good judge of what crosses the line of good taste being that I am retarded. Socially perhaps, but severly retarded.”