The best Quotes and Sayings about Criticism

You have to still be able to take criticism, but you have to take it from people who know you.

Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.

Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck.

Personally, I can handle criticism, especially when it is deserved, and it's because my dad never, ever said 'Well done' to me. He did it on purpose so that I kept my feet on the ground.

You can't sell newspapers by saying nice things about something, you can only sell newspapers by creating controversies. Critics aren't creators, they're destroyers.

I feel like when people judge me they're not judging me, because they don't know who I am.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

It's good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.

I never deliberately set out to shock, but when people don't walk out of my plays I think there is something wrong.

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

To find your higher purpose never sink to the level of those who criticize or oppose you.