#critic

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#became #capital #charm #convinced #criticism

Honey, I am the chief of my train. If critics want to hop on board, fantastic. There's plenty of room. The KP train is fun. ↗

— Katy Perry

#board #chief #critics #fantastic #fun

I have no interest in anyone who wants to criticise me, or doesn't like me despite never having met me. ↗

— Kevin Pietersen

#criticise #despite #having #i #interest

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism. ↗

— Plautus

#criticism #even #i #insincere #much

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#bold #criticism #foe #friend #i

Fairness forces you - even when you're writing a piece highly critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done - to make sure you represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly can. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#critical #done #even #extensively #fairness

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths. ↗

— Karl Popper

#criticism #must #myths #science

I consider criticism merely a preliminary excitement, a statement of things a writer has to clear up in his own head sometime or other, probably antecedent to writing; of no value unless it come to fruit in the created work later. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#come #consider #created #criticism #excitement