#criticism

We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism. ↗

— Laura Riding

#circumference #criticism #draw #hollow #like

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#contracts #criticism #flattery #goes #head

When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#charming #compliments #criticism #forgets #giving

I think the big thing I've had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don't have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#believe #big #big thing #control #credit

After the many rumours that we had heard about Hitler and the published criticisms we had read about him, we were pleasantly impressed. His appearance was neither pretentious nor affected. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#affected #after #appearance #criticisms #had

Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought. ↗

— Margaret Chase Smith

#consideration #constructive #constructive criticism #courtesy #criticism

The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather than less, real to us. The function of criticism should be to show how it is what it is, even that it is what it is, rather than to show what it means. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#analogy #art #commentary #criticism #even

Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#challenge #check #christians #commitment #convenience

It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#criticism #eye #feels #front #get

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#get #ignore #making #most #poetry