Critics

Chinua Achebe Novelist, Poet

Critics

"I don't praise my people. I am their greatest critic."

People Praise Critics

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Bill Murray Actor, Comedian

Critics

"The critics. When they're right, they're right for the wrong reasons. And they're usually wrong."

Reason Critics Wrong Reasons

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Alan Parker Film Director

Critics

"I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist."

Critics Aesthetic Fascists

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Arthur Miller Playwright, Essayist

Critics

"I don't know a critic who penetrates the center of anything."

Knows Critics Penetrate

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Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author

Critics

"It's not the critic that counts."

Critics

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Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur

Critics

"What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you."

People Want Critics

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Richard Pryor Comedian, Actor

Critics

"I wanna grow up and be a critic."

Growing Up Grows Critics

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Robin Sharma Author, Speaker

Critics

"No critic ever changed the world."

World Changed Critics

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Karl Kraus Playwright, Journalist

Critics

"Most critics write critiques which are by the authors they write critiques about. That would not be so bad, but then most authorswrite works which are by the critics who write critiques about them."

Writing Criticism Critics

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Oscar Wilde Writer

Critics

"If art is to have a special train, the critic must keep some seats reserved on it."

Art Special Critics

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Kate Smith Singer

Critics

"I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career."

Careers Lucky Critics

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Irwin Shaw Novelist, Playwright

Critics

"I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written"

Literature Critics Rehabilitation

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Gore Vidal Writer, Essayist, Playwright

Critics

"Great critics do not explicate a text; they describe it and then report on what they have described, if the description itself is not the criticism."

Criticism Critics Description

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Herbie Mann Jazz Musician

Critics

"To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G."

Jazz Critics Kenny

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Kid Rock Musician, Actor

Critics

"I don't make music to prove all the critics wrong. I do it to prove all my fans right."

Fans Prove Critics

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Jean Cocteau Poet, Novelist, Playwright

Critics

"Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work - that's what makes you unique."

Firsts Unique Critics

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Judith Martin Poet

Critics

"Everybody's an art critic."

Art Artist Critics

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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun

Critics

"Anybody who helps the poor is delighted. So naturally, they (critics) are not very happy with us."

Helping Poor Critics

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Lou Reed Musician, Songwriter

Critics

"When critics ask you if you feel vindicated by other critics - I didn't like critics then, and I don't like them now. There you go. I've always been outside the mainstream, and it stayed that way."

Way Critics Mainstream

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