Top 717 Criticism Quotes

A poet should always be ‘collaborating’ with his public, but this public, in the mass, cannot make itself heard, and he has to guess at its requirements and its criticisms.
Louis MacNeice
I don’t think the United States has done anything whatsoever to merit any criticism by the British.
John Mahoney
I don’t judge people. I don’t even judge people on ‘The Voice.’ I’m a coach. I’m there for constructive criticism and to aid and abet and discover new talent.
CeeLo Green
Remember that when criticism is difficult to accept, th

Remember that when criticism is difficult to accept, there is probably some truth to it.
Marshall Goldsmith
Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people.
Tena Desae
Social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings.
Octavio Paz
Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
Karl Popper
I have to take criticisms, and I will continue to take them for what I think is best for the team.
Luis Enrique
Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart.
Dusty Springfield
Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
Alan Jay Lerner
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
Katharine Hepburn
Everybody comments that I’m white. I’m surprised I haven’t gotten more criticism for it. I’m always expecting any day now it’s gonna come. I guess I just attribute the lack of hate to people hearing the music and hearing how much I genuinely love it.
Mayer Hawthorne
The most effective check and balance on government has been an independent press which maintains its credibility by ensuring that its criticism is balanced and based on fact – based indeed on solid journalistic work.
Malcolm Turnbull
I think the trouble with artists or chefs who whine about criticism is that if you love the good reviews, you have to at least read the bad ones.
Jim Harrison
After the last line of a poem, nothing follows except literary criticism.
Joseph Brodsky
I love criticism. Equitable Life went down because management wouldn’t brook criticism, but if you are in business, you have to hear what’s going wrong.
Peter Hargreaves
Be patient, work hard and consistently, have faith in your writing, and don’t be afraid to listen to constructive criticism.
Jonathan Galassi
Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the world.
Jeffrey Sachs
I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.
Steve Earle
It feels like the more I’m out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence – that’s what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.
Gwen Stefani
Actors are very emotional, whereas sports people are used to criticism.
Craig Revel Horwood
My one criticism of Vertigo Crime to date is that it’s been a boys’ club, reveling in violence that, while entertainingly lurid, lacks depth. Of course, the comics world is deliberately double-dimensional – and shouldn’t apologize for being so.
Sarah Weinman
Taking a principled and consistent stance over Iraq has attracted much criticism from our detractors and opponents.
Charles Kennedy
I’ve never felt like I needed to change. I’ve always thought, ‘If you want somebody different, pick somebody else.’ But sure, criticism can sometimes still get to me. Some things are so malicious, they knock the wind out of you.
Melissa McCarthy
I look back on shows now that I thought were good, and I don’t like them so much anymore. Or criticism I didn’t understand or agree with now makes sense.
Dries van Noten
I’ve been very aware with the fact that being in the public eye, being on TV, being cast on ‘Total Divas,’ I’m setting myself out there for criticism, but I have to know in my heart, what I know is right.
Alexa Bliss
When I’m writing a song, it’s just me and the songwriters. Then when the song is done, there are publishers that hear it, then people in my management, then my wife and my boys and my friends, and if they’re all lovin’ it, it’s kind of withstanding all the criticism I need.
Luke Bryan
I’ve learned to accept all criticism.
Too Short
Well, I try to not view things through a prism of anti-Semitism, because often, people will use that as a sort of knee-jerk reaction to any criticism of Jews.
Jack Abramoff
Extremely religious, legalistic people have a criticism or judgment about everyone and everything. They just have a way of bringing people down with what they say.
Joyce Meyer
One of the criticisms we get is, ‘Does the world need more plastic crap?’ But you have to look beyond the plastic crap, to the design, to the experience, to the empowering nature of the MakerBot and the community.
Bre Pettis
I think it’s a fair criticism to say that we’ve gotten our fill of superhero films, and audiences should just have different things to choose from when they go to the theaters.
Chris Pine
Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didn’t want someone to crush it. I waited until I felt strong enough to take the criticism.
Ray LaMontagne
The criticism does not hurt because I have always been my own worst critic. I wouldn’t say I don’t respect other people’s opinions, but my opinion is the most important.
Tony McCoy
In any job, you can come under attack or have a door sl

In any job, you can come under attack or have a door slammed in your face. You do want to listen to critics; you don’t want to be in a cocoon and never change. Get a second opinion from coworkers and friends. Know that criticism can be valid, but don’t take it personally.
Amy Klobuchar
Ultimately, criticism that ‘The Real World’ has devolved into a lesser enterprise comes from the viewers who came of age alongside it, not the teens of the moment that MTV has always existed for.
Andrea Seigel
Criticism doesn’t affect me. It just makes me want to be better.
Jordan Pickford
To speak about the criticism of Messi is to give strength to something that does not deserve any type of analysis.
Gerardo Martino