#critic

Marxism is always open, always critical, always self-critical. ↗

— Ernest Mandel

#critical #marxism #open #self-critical

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. ↗

— William James

#cold #criticisms #crushed #dry #due

I wonder what it is that the people who criticize me for telling this story truly object to: is it that I have dared to tell the story? Or that the story turns out not to be the one they wanted to hear? ↗

— Joyce Maynard

#dared #hear #i #i wonder #me

The only real evidence that any critic may bring before his gaze is the finished poem. ↗

— Allen Tate

#before #bring #critic #evidence #finished

I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food. ↗

— Alex Kapranos

#authority #critic #food #i #really

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#correlate #criticism #know #may #publicity

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#doing #may #much #you

Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the world. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#any #budget #budget cuts #criticism #cuts

Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

#change #criticism #explains #interest #japan

A lot of critics object to what I do, but I got into comedy to make people laugh, and I've always worked hard. ↗

— Adam Sandler

#comedy #critics #got #hard #i