#critic

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds. ↗

— Felix Adler

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Now everyone is a critic. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#everyone #now

If Attila the Hun were alive today, he'd be a drama critic. ↗

— Edward Albee

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The Impossible Generalized Man today is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy - yet believes this only insofar as no personal risk is entailed. Meaning he loves no one, worthy or no. This is what makes him impossible. ↗

— Nelson Algren

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The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are. ↗

— Ted Allen

#away #critics #doing #get #great

Letter writing was clearly important to Reagan. Even as president he kept dashing off letters to friends, pen pals, media people, statesmen, critics, and the kind of people who write to presidents never expecting a reply. ↗

— Russell Baker

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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle. ↗

— Balthus

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