The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.
Critics claim to see no evidence of CIA’s new policy of transparency. Well duh.
Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.
Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
I believe certain members of the U.S. Congress have aided in the oppression and diversion of critical information that could have revealed a fullness of truth long ago.
We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.
The nature of how we are as human beings is that we're much more interested in being critical rather than praising something.
The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it.
I have absolute respect for Israel and people in Israel who are critical of their own country.
Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.
Singing is my dream and, while it may have not been a commercial success, critically I was thrilled with the reception my first album got.
The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation.
Democrats love to criticize Republicans on guns, but they are generally mute when it comes to taking on Hollywood or the gaming industry.
I don't care what the critics say or think because I care for and love my fans.
The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.
My music appeals in America. There is less of the purist criticism I get here. And to be a hit in the U.S... what singer doesn't have that dream?
If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
Every time I make a picture the critics' estimate of American public taste goes down ten percent.
Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books.
Movies are hard work. The public doesn't see that. The critics don't see it. But they're a lot of work. A lot of work.
I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there.
