Critics

Bernard Williams Philosopher

Critics

"A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't."

Friendship Criticism Critics

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Charlotte Bronte Novelist, Poet

Critics

"I wished critics would judge me as an author, not as a woman."

Judging Critics Judge Me

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Milan Kundera Writer

Critics

"Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries."

Discovery Criticism Critics

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Barack Obama Politician

Critics

"Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market."

Pages Claims Critics

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Victor Hugo Novelist, Poet

Critics

"I'd rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one."

Criticism Critics Verses

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Frank Sinatra Singer, Actor

Critics

"Critics don't bother me because if I do badly, I know I'm bad before they even write it. And if I'm good, I know I'm good. I know best about myself, so a critic doesn't anger me."

Writing Critics Bother

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Leonardo DiCaprio Actor, Producer, Environmental Activist

Critics

"Doing what we do [filming], you have to be your own critic and judge and adjudicate as to what you do and how it turned out."

Judging Critics

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Jean Cocteau Poet, Novelist, Playwright

Critics

"What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you."

Criticism Critics Criticize

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Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer

Critics

"Since we cannot attain unto it, let us revenge ourselves by railing at it; and yet it is not absolutely railing against anything, to proclaim its defects, because they are in all things to be found, how beautiful or how much to be coveted soever."

Criticism Revenge Critics

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Lord Byron Poet, Novelist

Critics

"Critics are already made."

Made Criticism Critics

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E. J. Hughes Artist

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"I hope my work isn't dismissed by the critics as illustration or photography."

Photography Critics Illustration

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Plato Philosopher

Critics

"I will prove by my life that my critics are liars."

Inspiring Liars Critics

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Eleanor Roosevelt Political Activist, Diplomat

Critics

"You'll be "damned if you do, and damned if you don't.""

Criticism Critics Criticize

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William Shakespeare Playwright, Poet

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"For I am nothing if not critical."

Ifs Critics Critical

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Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author

Critics

"It's not the critic who counts."

Critics Daring Greatly

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Thomas Keller Chef, Restaurateur

Critics

"The media builds you up, and then it tears you down."

Media Tears Critics

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Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author

Critics

"A "critic" is a man who creates nothing."

Men Critics Unbiased

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Irwin Shaw Novelist, Playwright

Critics

"I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself."

Literature Critics Fierce

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Khalil Gibran Poet, Writer

Critics

"The creator gives no heed to the critic unless he becomes a barren inventor."

Giving Critics Barren

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John Ruskin Art Critic, Writer

Critics

"The true work of a critic is not to make his hearer believe him, but agree with him."

Believe Critics Agree

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