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    Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of jealousy and failure, has anything worthwhile to say of art? I don't.

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Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the read more

Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled "wrong.".

by Raymond Smullyan Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that read more

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

by F. Scott Fitzgerald Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation--not by finding fault.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Each generation produces its squad of "moderns" with peashooters to attack Gibraltar.

Each generation produces its squad of "moderns" with peashooters to attack Gibraltar.

by Channing Pollock Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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You know who critics are?--the men who have failed in literature
and art.

You know who critics are?--the men who have failed in literature
and art.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Though by whim, envy, or resentment led,
They damn those authors whom they never read.

Though by whim, envy, or resentment led,
They damn those authors whom they never read.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after
the works of the author who has written read more

When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after
the works of the author who has written them, and by that means
discover what it is he likes in a composition.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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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.

by Franklin Jones Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

by John Dryden Found in: Criticism Quotes,
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