#critics

I have always said that whomever has limited preferences cannot be a critic, for the same reason some guy who only likes blondes cant be a jury in a beauty contest, for his idea of beauty is predefined and not based on dynamic reality. Thus, what people call 'preferences' are in fact exactly what makes them blind. For this reason being a writer also means you essentially cannot have the same markup as ordinary people, because getting rid of the precomposed is a too essential part of the whole dynamics of writing. ↗

— Martinus Hendrikus Benders

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I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you what they think, not what they think they should think. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

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I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

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My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#critics #less #me #more #more or less

When all the performances are excellent, critics understand it's the direction. ↗

— Joel Siegel

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Your camera is the best critic there is. Critics never see as much as the camera does. It is more perceptive than the human eye. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career. ↗

— Kate Smith

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Nothing could ever stop Kiss. I've seen the band in down times where critics were like vultures circling overhead saying things like, 'Well, you know it's the end of your career.' ↗

— Paul Stanley

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I think there were early critics who wanted us to change the world because the Sex Pistols failed. ↗

— Michael Stipe

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