#critic

By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

#after #communication #critics #form #gave

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work." (Claiming an Education, 1977) ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#empowerment #feminism #independent-thought #responsibility #self-determination

We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the space shuttle possible. ↗

— Marc Garneau

#contributed #critical #critical role #industry #inspection

Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency. ↗

— Richard E. Grant

#big #budget #criticism #efficiency #film

I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction you're going to get bashed by critics. ↗

— John Grisham

#bashed #critics #fiction #get #going

We held the team together for as long as possible and then sent all except the most critical personnel home. ↗

— Bo Gritz

#except #held #home #long #most

An actor is totally vulnerable. His total personality is exposed to critical judgment - his intellect, his bearing, his diction, his whole appearance. In short, his ego. ↗

— Alec Guinness

#appearance #bearing #critical #diction #ego

It's cool to have critical success because it's always nice for your peers to say, 'Good job.' But who cares about them? ↗

— Zac Hanson

#always #because #cares #cool #critical

The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time. ↗

— A. P. Herbert

#critical #matrimony #period

A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism - a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else. ↗

— Richard Hofstadter

#being #center #character #criticism #else