A lie is the most sacred private property on Earth. Governments claim it is not theirs, and that their critics are the rightful owners.
Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author.
Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck on the bottom of the sea of criticism.
Momofuku is not me. It's everyone. I'm just the facade. We have to exceed expectations and be our harshest critics.
The world of scholarship is much more measured in its appreciation and also its criticism than the world of popular literature.
We seem to be our own worst enemies. We should require critical U.S. infrastructure to remain in U.S. hands.
It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.
When quick results are imperative, the manipulation of the masses through symbols may be the only quick way of having a critical thing done.
I think I am aggressive, I think I am critical when it's necessary.
If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.
Nevertheless during these two seasons, Chapman impressed me a lot because he had the faculty to pull himself out of the most critical situations.
When your results are good, you are obviously going to have a lot of press. And when you start to falter a little bit, you are going to have some criticism, and there is nothing abnormal in that.
There is a 'patrician arrogance' to James Taylor that accounts in part for his popularity while it at the same time explains the critical resistance to his work.
I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.
It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished.
Most people get overwhelmed by the insignificant decisions of their lives. I'm urging people to minimize the time spent on these when they're not critical to their most important goals.
I see that idea that we need a new form as something critical. I mean, we do need to invent and not be benchmarking all the time. That's important to me.
Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her.
In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.
I've never had an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece.
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.
