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Edward Abbey Author, Environmentalist
Critics

"Any hack can safely rail away at foreign powers beyond the sea; but a good writer is a critic of the society he lives in."

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David Bowie Musician, Actor
Critics

"Critics I don't understand. They get too intellectual. They're not very well-versed in street talk; it takes them longer to say it. So they have to do it in dictionaries and they take longer to say it."

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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
Critics

"I used to respond to people who are dismissive of my work, but as I grow older, I think it's best to ignore your critics. For one thing, they can't stand it, and secondly, you're never going to change them."

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