372 quotes found
“And against whom is this censorship directed? By way of answer, think back to the big subcultural debates of 2011 debates about how gritty fantasy isnt really fantasy; how epic fantasy written fro...”
“In the past few years, more and more passionate debates about the nature of SFF and YA have bubbled to the surface. Conversations about race, imperialism, gender, sexuality, romance, bias, original...”
“Ignore negative criticisms, focus on positive thoughts.”
“...when people oppose your view, you can become a lightning rod, but if I were you, I'd let them stew...”
“If only I could see myself from the same vantage point that I observe the world; I might judge my behavior and expressions more critically, and others less.”
“The moment you say that any idea system is sacred, whether its a religious belief system or a secular ideology, the moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, ...”
“When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.”
“The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
“Those who make uncritical observations or fraudulent claims lead us into error and deflect us from the major human goal of understanding how the world works. It is for this reason that playing fast...”
“If everybody likes you, you are doing it wrong.”
“According to the gospels, Christ healed diseases, cast out devils, rebuked the sea, cured the blind, fed multitudes with five loaves and two fishes, walked on the sea, cursed a fig tree, turned wat...”
“A social critic is someone whose work revolves around where and how our successes are failing us.”
“To fail, try to please your critics. To please your critics, try to fail.”
“To train a citizen is to train a critic. The whole point of education is that it should give a man abstract and eternal standards, by which he can judge material and fugitive conditions.”
“You can waste a perfectly good life trying to meet the standards of someone who thinks youre not good enoughbecause they cant understand who you are.”
“The critics only made me work harder.”
“Critics! Appalled I ventured on the name.Those cutthroat bandits in the paths of fame.”
“A small temptation can stop a great glory and turn great joy into a great sorrow”
“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.”
“Excessive self-criticism is a bad habit and extraordinarily self-destructive. Don't be your own worst enemy!”
