Criticism Quotes

Fear cannot capture us, criticism cannot harm us, and pride cannot make us fall.

~ Donna Goddard

After all, how many of our todays and of our tomorrows do we want to give our yesterdays? It is one thing to be victimized by another. It is quite another to victimize ourselves because we cannot learn from the past or forgive. Those who choose to live in the past, to live in the land of regret and complaint, do so at the sacrifice of their todays and their tomorrows.

~ John Lewis Lund

Our job on earth isn't to criticize, reject, or judge. Our purpose is to offer a helping hand, compassion, and mercy. We are to do unto others as we hope they would do unto us.

~ Dana Arcuri

Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so

~ Gertrude Atherton

The imagination of the genius vastly surpasses his intellect, the intellect of the academic vastly surpasses his imagination

~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb

As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults.

~ L. Frank Baum

If it's painful for you to criticize your friends, you're safe in doing it; if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that's the time to hold your tongue.

~ Alice Duer Miller

You can cease to be influenced by people who tease you... Just neglect their helps and elevate your steps... You can do it!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

The dreams you have that may meet mockeries from the lips of negative people will yield the success that will squeeze tears from their eyes later! Dare to resist every negative criticism and persist to make it happen!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Don't fall flat to deception, thousand criticisms can never drift your dream through one millimetre unless you give them the audacity. Be in-charge, you are unstoppable!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Without self-discipline, your streams of grace become a flood of disgrace. Never let indiscipline weigh you down for critics to pick mockeries on.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Everyone else believes in you. The major problem is that not all can let you know as in the way you may wish. Some will only let you know through their tests of criticism!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Criticism of others. Criticism of 'self'.Criticism is the lack of compassion, insecurity of 'self' there a self defense mechanism is to put others down to feel superior EVEN IF you disagree with their lifestyle. Let go of your 'Self'.And if you have acted wrongly according to your own self-standard. Let go of your 'self'.Recognize when others are criticizing and 'choose' not to conform to the unconscious acts of others. Be aware, let go.

~ Matthew Donnelly

It seemed that it was not only live magicians which Mr. Norrell despised. He had taken the measure of all the dead ones too and found them wanting.

~ Susanna Clarke

When someone is cruel, harsh, mean, to not take their words personally is one thing, but to hear the silent cry within those words is another. This sort of perspective can not only liberate us from crippling self-doubt in the face of criticism, it can also liberate us from automatically becoming blind participants in the interaction patterns that the cruel person has become accustomed to—a favour we do for the other person as much as for ourselves.

~ Vironika Tugaleva

If someone criticizes you, give them a compliment.

~ Debasish Mridha M.d.

I have learned to be kinder to myself, to imagine that I am my own best friend, whispering comforting words in my ear and drowning out the voices of Self-Doubt and Self-Criticism. I have learned to acknowledge and appreciate the 98% that I have achieved instead of the 2% that I didn’t.

~ Roz Savage

Do not share your thoughts with people who think that what you are thinking is not worth thinking.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

Until you stop blaming and become positively self-critical you are not going to move forward.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Ignore negative criticisms, focus on positive thoughts.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

...when people oppose your view, you can become a lightning rod, but if I were you, I'd let them stew...

~ John Geddes

You can't be creative without criticism. If your life is without critics then maybe you are painting your life's masterpiece with only a broken brown crayon.

~ Shannon L. Alder

If one should criticize one should always have a meaningful explanation to accompany.

~ Criss Jami

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

~ Judith Martin

Attachment to praise and avoidance of criticism keeps us from doing innovative, controversial work and--more simply--from following the paths we feel called toward, whether or not those around us understand or approve.

~ Tara Mohr

Attachment to praise and avoidance of criticism keeps us from doing innovative, controversial work and--more simply--from following the paths we feel called toward, whether or not those around s understand or approve.

~ Tara Mohr

When this low self-worth is hidden, one can understand why the person becomes hypersensitive to the opinions of others and has a great deal of difficulty accepting criticism no matter how warranted or gently said.

~ David W. Earle

If everybody likes you, you are doing it wrong.

~ Ben Michaelis

Surely it is the one who fears he is wrong who avoids criticism. The one who is sure he is right invites it. It only illuminates the strength of beliefs and makes them more available to others.

~ David L. Wolfe

True ability is undisturbed by pretentious criticism.

~ Joyce Rachelle

An ad for cigars appears in 100,000 newspapers; sales of that brand increase by 3% for a short time thereafter. A new play receives a viciously negative review in a theatrical journal that prints 500 copies; the playwright shoots himself. Who’s the better writer?

~ Jason Lutes

A social critic is someone whose work revolves around where and how our successes are failing us.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Don't let success lead to arrogance and failure lead to criticism.

~ Arlin Sailesh Kapadia

To fail, try to please your critics. To please your critics, try to fail.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

[L]ife is a phenomenon in need of criticism, for we are, as fallen creatures, in permanent danger of worshipping false gods, of failing to understand ourselves and misinterpreting the behaviour of others, of growing unproductively anxious or desirous, and of losing ourselves to vanity and error. Surreptitiously and beguilingly, then, with humour or gravity, works of art--novels, poems, plays, paintings or films--can function as vehicles to explain our condition to us. They may act as guides to a truer, more judicious, more intelligent understanding of the world.

~ Alain De Botton

Is there wisdom in innocence? I think there is, but there is a cult now of drab men and women, for whom the world, and even life itself, is a kind of commodity. These critics, having eaten, now study their excrement to see what they consumed. On this they base certain conclusions. Their ignorance is uncompromising. Let us rather stand before the unknown, in very humble, quiet observance and wait while it reveals itself.

~ Phillip Mann

Cyber bullying occurs online daily. Most don't consider their actions or words to be bullying. Here's a few clues that you're a cyber bully.(1) You post information about someone in order to ruin their character.(2) You post threats to someone.(3) You tag someone in vulgar degrading posts.(4) You post any information intended to harm or shame another individual seeking to gain attention.Then, you are a cyber bully and need to get some help.

~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

With the best of intentions you toss me a lifeline. Failing to see how a piece of rope will do me any good, I ignore it and drown.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

You can critique her writing, but not her lifestyle.

~ Lisi Harrison

When your own approval means more than the approval of others, that is self-love.

~ Vironika Tugaleva