Quotes of: Critical-time Keyword

The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Norman Vincent Peale

I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak.

Nile Rodgers

A real and admirable writer is the one who can write good books but can take criticisms better.

Nicholaa Spencer

I don't want people to say, 'Something is true because Tyson says it is true.' That's not critical thinking.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do.

Naomi Wolf

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

Phil Donahue

It is absolutely essential that the oppressed participate in the revolutionary process with an increasingly critical awareness of their role as subjects of the transformation.

Paulo Freire

It's no sin to make a critical study of Brazil's reality. A small percentage own land. Most people don't.

Paulo Freire

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

Pauline Kael

I have always been of the opinion that the right kind of journalism is a critical part of our democracy.

Pierre Omidyar

Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find.

Peter Ustinov

Has anybody ever seen a drama critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.

P.G. Wodehouse

It's always fascinating - and sometimes a little disquieting - when two first-rate critics violently disagree.

Robert Gottlieb

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.

Robert M. Hutchins

The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.

Robert F. Kennedy

The critical question is: How do we ensure that the Internet develops in a way that is compatible with democracy?

Rebecca MacKinnon

I think anybody that gives their opinion in a confident way everyday is going to be criticized.

Sean Hannity

Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value.

Sidney Hook

Today, 'fat' has become not a description of size but a moral category tainted with criticism and contempt.

Susie Orbach

Outside their country, Hungarian directors have had, from the critics at least, a friendly reception.

Tibor Fischer

Any writer who puts his words and thoughts out into the public is going to be criticized.

Thomas Moore