372 quotes found
“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”
“You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything”
“Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you’ve got a pretty neck”
“Now that I think about it, it seems to me that’s what Idiocy is: the ability to be enthusiastic all the time about anything you like, so that a drawing on the wall does not have to be diminished by...”
“Anyone who finds himself incapable of grasping the complexities of a work hides his withdrawal behind the most superficial pretext because he has not gotten past the surface.”
“You don’t create a diamond by rubbing it with fluffy bunny slippers. You need to apply pressure and heat. There are enough air-headed cheerleaders out there. We need more drill sergeants.”
“I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hur...”
“Introspection precedes constructive criticism.Introspeksi mendahului kritik yang membangun.”
“[The critic] serves up his erudition in strong doses; he pours out all the knowledge he got up the day before in some library or other, and treats in heathenish fashion people at whose feet he ough...”
“Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.”
“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
“Will you read this? I think maybe it sucks. Or maybe it's awesome. It's probably awesome. Tell me it's awesome, okay? Unless it sucks." — Nick”
“Criticism is something you can easily avoid — by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”
“For a while, Criticism travels side by side with the Work, then Criticism vanishes and it's the Readers who keep pace. The journey may be long or short.”
“Every garden looks beautiful in May.' Meaning: Everyone is somewhat attractive when she's young.”
“An insincere critic of a sincere person never wins.”
“I only accept and pay attention to feedback from people who are also in the arena. If you're occasionally getting your butt kicked as you respond, and if you're also figuring out how to stay open t...”
“When you receive criticism from well-meaning people, it pays to ask, ‘Are they right?’ And if they are, you need to adapt what they’re doing. If they’re not right, if you really have conviction tha...”
“He liked to think of himself as a merciless vivisector probing into the palpitating entrails of his own soul.”
“Procrastination threatens critics’ livelihood.”
