Quotes about Criticism
If you hear a man rail at the Bible, you can usually conclude that he never reads it.
- Charles Spurgeon
The bankers just got a good cussing by everybody for loaning too much money. Well, they got some awful nice buildings. So when a banker fails, he fails in splendor.
- Will Rogers
There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a human nature.
- St. John Chrysostom
I began to realize that when you are at peace with your Maker you can, if not ignore human criticism, at least rise above it.
- Ezra Taft Benson
I no longer criticize anyone--not even myself. I only give out positive vibes.
- Louise Hay
Most of the criticism I get is that I am too positive and too hopeful... in my words, I don't beat people down enough.
- Joel Osteen
They never raised a statue to a critic.
- Martha Graham
There ought to be one day — just one — when there is open season on senators.
- Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - where there is open season on senators.
- Will Rogers
Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.
- William Hazlitt
We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects.
- William Hazlitt