Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state... →
Winston Churchill
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
Frank A. Clark
The characteristic shared by people at the top of their profession is that, to get better, they crave criticism. Most people don't like... →
Sebastian Coe
That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command... →
Bainbridge Colby
Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters.
Joseph Conrad
Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.
Billy Corgan
The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become.
David Coverdale
I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.
Noel Coward
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
Malcolm Cowley
I'm still trying to discover my position on my own artwork and hopefully at this exhibition someone will come and tell me. I'm open to... →
Graham Coxon