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Honest criticism is hard to take - especially when it comes from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a read more
Honest criticism is hard to take - especially when it comes from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.
He was in Logic, a great critic,
Profoundly skill'd in Analytic;
He could distinguish, and divide
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He was in Logic, a great critic,
Profoundly skill'd in Analytic;
He could distinguish, and divide
A hair 'twixt south and south-west side.
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of read more
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it
If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it
What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.
What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.
Reviewers are usually people who would have been poets,
historians, biographers, etc., if they could: they have tried
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Reviewers are usually people who would have been poets,
historians, biographers, etc., if they could: they have tried
their talents at one or the other, and have failed; therefore
they turn critics.
When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, read more
When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.