Great Advise To Help You Handle Criticism

Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

When criticized, consider the source.

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only by their conduct, we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

When we speak evil of others, we generally condemn ourselves.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

He who throws dirt always loses ground.

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

He has a right to criticize who has a heart to help.

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

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me, and I may be forced to love you.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism.

It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration--nay, it is very easy; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

The individual must not merely wait and criticize, he must defend the cause the best he can. The fate of the world will be such as the world deserves.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.

If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.

Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

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

If we are bold enough to point out problems, we must be brave enough to try to solve them.

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it.

One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism.

Blame is safer than praise.

Don't let compliments get to your head and don't let criticism get to your heart

Criticism is a privilege that you earn--it shouldn't be your opening move in an interaction.

Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism are all too frequently those who...ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism--the right to criticize, the right to hold unpopular beliefs, the right to protest, the right of independent thought.

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right--for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something sometime in your life.

If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

One mustn't criticize other people on grounds where he can't stand perpendicular himself.

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism.

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.

Critics sometimes appear to be addressing themselves to works other than those I remember writing.

If someone criticizes you, give them a compliment.

Learn to see the difference between constructive and destructive criticism.

Appreciate the constructive; ignore the destructive.

I have already settled it for myself, so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

It is usually best to be generous with praise and cautious with criticism.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn--and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.

Criticism is information that will help you grow.

Concern over criticism clogs creativity.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Before you go and criticize the younger generation, just remember who raised them.

Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.

A critic is a legless man who teaches running.

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.

A cynic is prematurely disappointed with the future.

Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from your own.

Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it.

There is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

All my life, people have said that I wasn't going to make it.

You are a glorious, shining sword and criticism is the whetstone. Do not run from the whetstone or you will become dull and useless. Stay sharp.

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews. The ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews.

When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

Pretty words are not always true, and true words are not always pretty

Sandwich criticism between two layers of praise.

Remember: When people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.

It's simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.

Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignorant, smile; if it is justified, it is not criticism, learn from it.

The person who offends writes as if it was written on sand, and the person who is offended reads it as if it were written on marble.

Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.

Having a sharp tongue will cut your throat.

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good.

It's too easy to criticize a man when he's out of favor, and to make him shoulder the blame for everybody else's mistakes.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy.

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.

Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on.

Opinion often consists of a kind of criticism. But criticism can come out of love.

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.

While we would love to have no criticism, probably if we had no critique, we wouldn't be doing anything meaningful.

Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.